Assessing uncertainty of software development effort estimates: The learning from outcome feedback

Proceedings - International Software Metrics Symposium

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 15-24

  Gruschke, Tanja ^a   Jørgensen, Magne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS; UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENT;

BUDGET CONTROL; FEEDBACK CONTROL; LEARNING SYSTEMS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33749048269     PISSN: 15301435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/METRICS.2005.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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