The
user will be presented with the WEIGHTING_SYSTEM worksheet as shown below:
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Please enter the detail about the design and
intention of the weighting system used for the system functionality, if the
allocation base does not include level of effort.
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The actual weights associated with the system functionality
will be assigned on the ALL_SYSTEM_USAGE worksheet.
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It is imperative that level of effort is measured or
estimated in order to create cost allocation percentages that represent an
equitable or “fair share” of benefit to the benefiting programs. Tracking an
allocation base like lines of code (LOC) is a size measure and does not
indicate level of effort. Therefore, in cases that the allocation base does not
measure level of effort, a way to estimate level of effort (i.e., a weighting
system) is necessary.
· The example in the screenshot indicates that there was no need to use a weighting system because the selected allocation base, software development hours, already captures level of effort.