Software cost estimation

Information and Software TechnologyPublished 1 October 1992Open access

F.J. Heemstra

DOI10.1016/0950-5849(92)90068-z

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Citations234

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SJR score1.04

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An overview of the state of the art of software cost estimation (SCE), and what can software project management expect from SCE models, how accurate are estimations which are made using these kind of models, and what are the pros and cons of cost estimation models.

Abstract

The paper gives an overview of the state of the art of software cost estimation (SCE). The main questions to be answered in the paper are: (1) What are the reasons for overruns of budgets and planned durations? (2) What are the prerequisites for estimating? (3) How can software development effort be estimated? (4) What can software project management expect from SCE models, how accurate are estimations which are made using these kind of models, and what are the pros and cons of cost estimation models?

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