Constraint-based human resource allocation in software projects

Software - Practice and Experience

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 551-577

  Kang, Dongwon ^a   Jung, Jinhwan ^b   Bae, Doo Hwan ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Defense Agency for Technology and Quality   (South Korea)

Author keywords

constraints; human resource allocation; productivity estimation; task allocation

Indexed keywords

COCOMO II; COMMUNICATION OVERHEADS; CONSTRAINT-BASED; CONSTRAINTS; HUMAN RESOURCE ALLOCATION; HUMAN RESOURCES; LEVEL CHARACTERISTIC; PRODUCTIVITY DATA; PRODUCTIVITY ESTIMATION; PROJECT EXECUTION; REAL PROJECTS; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE PROJECT; TASK ALLOCATION;

ESTIMATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952829651     PISSN: 00380644     EISSN: 1097024X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/spe.1030     Document Type: Article

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