: The Standish Group reported in 1994 that the average cost overrun of software projects was as high as 189%. This cost overrun number is used as input in recent governmental repor...
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...
Pressures for more complex products, customer dissatisfaction and problems related to cost and schedule overruns increase the need for effective management response and for improve...
Daniela Cristina Cascini Peixoto, Vitor A. Batista...
More than ¾ of large software projects suffer large cost and schedule overruns or fail outright. Deficits in project requirements cause more than half of these failures and overr...
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 ...