Cost estimation of a software product using COCOMO II.2000 model - A case study

International Journal of Project Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-307

  Dillibabu, R ^a   Krishnaiah, K ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Calibration; Embedded systems; Scale factors and effort multipliers

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; INTERNET; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

CLIENT-SERVER ENVIRONMENT; CONSTRUCTIVE COST MODELS (COCOMO); MS-EXCEL;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

SOFTWARE;

EID: 18144368846     PISSN: 02637863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijproman.2004.11.003     Document Type: Article

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