Combining techniques to optimize effort predictions in software project management

Journal of Systems and Software

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-98

  MacDonell, Stephen G ^a   Shepperd, Martin J ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empirical analysis; Multiple techniques; Software effort prediction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; OPTIMIZATION;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037845141     PISSN: 01641212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0164-1212(02)00067-5     Document Type: Article

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