Exploring software project effort versus duration trade-offs

IEEE Software

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 67-74

  Symons, Charles ^a  

^a Common Software Measurement International Consortium ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cost estimation; performance measures; project control and modeling; schedule and organizational issues; software metrics; software project management; time estimation

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATIONS; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PROJECT CONTROL AND MODELING; SCHEDULE AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES; SOFTWARE METRICS; SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT; TIME ESTIMATION;

ESTIMATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84865352209     PISSN: 07407459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MS.2011.126     Document Type: Article

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