Towards a formal model for optimal task-site allocation and effort estimation in global software development

Annual SRII Global Conference, SRII

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 470-477

  Narendra, Nanjangud C ^a   Ponnalagu, Karthikeyan ^a   Zhou, Nianjun ^a   Gifford, Wesley M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Effort estimation; Global software development; Task site allocation

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATION MODEL; COMMUNICATION COST; COST SAVING; DISTRIBUTED SITES; EFFORT ESTIMATION; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; EXPECTED COSTS; FORMAL MODEL; GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT; PROJECT MANAGERS; SOFTWARE ORGANIZATION; SOFTWARE PROJECT; TASK SITE ALLOCATION; TRAVEL COSTS;

COSTS; ESTIMATION; OPTIMIZATION; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84870806696     PISSN: 21660778     EISSN: 21660786     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SRII.2012.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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