A bayesian belief network cost estimation model that incorporates cultural and project leadership factors

2009 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, ISIEA 2009 - Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 985-989

  Hamdan, K ^a   Bibi, S ^b   Angelis, L ^b   Stamelos, I ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bayesian Belief Networks; Culture and leadership characteristics; Software cost estimation

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN BELIEF NETWORKS; COST ESTIMATION MODELS; COST ESTIMATIONS; ESTIMATION MODELS; GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS; SOFTWARE COST ESTIMATIONS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE EFFORT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DECISION THEORY; ESTIMATION; INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

EID: 76249102769     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISIEA.2009.5356306     Document Type: Conference Paper

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