This paper summarizes estimation knowledge through a review of surveys on software effort estimation. Main findings were that: (1) Most projects (60-80%) encounter effort and/or s...
It is well documented that the software industry suffers from frequent cost overruns. A contributing factor is, we believe, the imprecise estimation terminology in use. A lack of ...
COCONUT calibrates effort estimation models using an exhaustive search over the space of calibration parameters in a COCOMO I model. This technique is much simpler than other effo...
Tim Menzies, Daniel Port, Zhihao Chen, Jairus Hihn...
This paper reports on initial findings in an empirical study carried out with representatives of two ERP vendors, six ERP adopting organizations, four ERP implementation consulting...
Although a lot of attention has been paid to software cost estimation since 1960, making accurate effort and schedule estimation is still a challenge. To collect evidence and iden...
Da Yang, Qing Wang, Mingshu Li, Ye Yang, Kai Ye, J...