What We Do and Don't Know about Software Development Effort Estimation

What We Do and Don't Know about Software Development Effort Estimation

Unrealistic project plans and cost overruns create problems for software professionals and their clients. In spite of much research and numerous attempts to learn from experience, the problem of inaccurate, frequently overoptimistic cost estimates hasn't been solved. This article summarizes som...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE software 2014-03, Vol.31 (2), p.37-40
1. Verfasser: Jorgensen, Magne
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Applied sciences
Clients
combination of estimates
Computer programs
Computer science
control theory
systems
Context modeling
Cost estimates
cost estimation
Costs
Estimates
Estimation
estimation models
Exact sciences and technology
expert estimation
Productivity
Software
Software development
Software developmnet
Software engineering
software productivity
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Zusammenfassung:Unrealistic project plans and cost overruns create problems for software professionals and their clients. In spite of much research and numerous attempts to learn from experience, the problem of inaccurate, frequently overoptimistic cost estimates hasn't been solved. This article summarizes some knowledge that could improve the estimation accuracy, but we still lack some knowledge that hinders us from being able to produce accurate estimates.
ISSN:0740-7459
1937-4194
DOI:10.1109/MS.2014.49