A framework for the analysis of software cost estimation accuracy

ISESE'06 - Proceedings of the 5th ACM-IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 58-65

  Grimstad, Stein ^a   Jørgensen, Magne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Estimation error analysis; Process improvement; Software cost estimation

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION ERROR ANALYSIS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COST ACCOUNTING;

EID: 34247362869     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1159733.1159745     Document Type: Conference Paper

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