Why Your Software Cost Estimates Change Over Time and How DevSecOps Data Can Help Reduce Cost Risk

Abstract

Program managers (PMs) must realize that early estimates are likely to be off by over 40 percent and that programs need to continually update estimates as additional information becomes available. It is important to understand how program risks can impact cost estimates. Tracking items - such as the decisions that have not yet been made, stability of the top capabilities needed, and measurements derived from the DevSecOps pipeline - can all help program management offices (PMOs) better understand program uncertainties that can impact estimates and help increase confidence in estimates over time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1214445

Entities

People

  • Julie B. Cohen

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Agile Software Development
  • Computer Languages
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Devsecops
  • Engineering
  • Materials
  • Organizational Structure
  • Program Management
  • Software Development
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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