1. A method for determining a reuse factor associated with a set of resources for a project, the method comprising: a. identifying the set of resources from a repository based on type of the project, the repository comprising a plurality of resources, the repository further comprising predetermined saved-effort associated with the reuse of each of the plurality of resources; b. identifying one or more resources from the set of resources, the one or more resources being identified by a project leader of the project to be used at least once in the project; and c. estimating the reuse factor based on the predetermined saved-effort corresponding to the set of resources and an effort saved by the use of the one or more resources, the effort saved being estimated based on the predetermined saved-effort associated with the one or more resources.