One of the essential aspects to be known when committing to deliver a software project is a reasonably accurate estimate of the resources required at earlier stages of the project life cycle, and, at the same time, not expending too much effort in arriving at such an estimate.
The Cleanroom Model of Software Engineering is increasingly used to provide high-quality software complying with the customer requirements, while also meeting cost and lead-time constraints.

This session provides insight into how a reasonably accurate estimate of the required resources can be arrived at with the minimum amount of overhead by using the Cleanroom Model (as well as modified versions of it) in conjunction with the Function Points method. The highlight of this model is that it can be used also in projects/organizations where the Cleanroom Model is not fully employed, thus leading to a more global acceptance of this model. In such cases, the basic principles of the Functional Specification method of the Cleanroom model needs to be applied during the requirement analysis and estimation process.

Swaminathan is a Technical Manager in the Fixed Solutions Division of Alcatel Development India and his main responsibilities include System design & development of protocols like SS7, SIP and SIGTRAN.
He has over 7 years of experience in the telecom industry and holds an M.S in EE from the California Institute of Technology, U.S.A, and his areas of specialization include Networking and Communication. He is a member of the Alcatel Technical Academy since 2004, and is at present the Chairperson of the India Chapter of this Academy. He has been a member of MENSA Belgium & Malaysia, and is also a member of MENSA, India.