Software Development Effort Summary

Table 1 — Category Effort Distribution

Category % of Total Effort Description
Architecture10%System design, domain modeling, cross‑cutting decisions
Backend35%APIs, services, data access, business logic
Frontend25%UI development, UX integration, client‑side logic
DevOps10%CI/CD, infrastructure, environments, automation
QA10%Test planning, automation, regression, validation
PM / BA10%Requirements, planning, coordination, delivery

Table 2 — Engineering Split, Person‑Months, and Team Sizes

Category Frontend % Backend % Person‑Months Team Size
Architecture0%100%2–61
Backend0%100%8–202–4
Frontend100%0%6–152–3
DevOps20%80%3–81–2
QA50%50%3–101–2
PM / BA0%0%4–101