Using use case patterns to estimate reusability in software systems

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 836-845

  Issa, Ayman ^a   Odeh, Mohammed ^a   Coward, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Reusability estimation; Software cost estimation; Use case patterns catalogue

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL TESTS;

REUSABILITY ESTIMATION; SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS; SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATION; USE CASE PATTERNS CATALOGUE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY;

EID: 33746196834     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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