How to avoid selecting bids based on overoptimistic cost estimates

IEEE Software

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 79-84

  Jørgensen, Magne ^a  

^a SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bidding processes; Companies; Context; Cost estimation; Data mining; Estimation; Lead; Provider selection; Software; Software acquisition; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BIDDING PROCESSES; COMPANIES; CONTEXT; COST ESTIMATION; PROVIDER SELECTION; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE ACQUISITION; UNCERTAINTY;

COST ACCOUNTING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ESTIMATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; MINING;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION;

EID: 65749104208     PISSN: 07407459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MS.2009.71     Document Type: Article

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