Cross versus within-company cost estimation studies: A systematic review

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 316-329

  Kitchenham, Barbara A ^a   Mendes, Emilia ^b   Travassos, Guilherme H ^c  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cost estimation; Management; Software engineering; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ESTIMATION; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COST ESTIMATION; CROSS-COMPANY-BASED ESTIMATION MODELS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 34247611323     PISSN: 00985589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TSE.2007.1001     Document Type: Review

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