A Review of Software Cost Estimation Methods.

Abstract

Software costs are becoming an increasingly larger portion of the cost of major military systems. This report presents the basic problems in estimating the cost of software development. Current strategies for making estimates are summarized and evaluated. Changes in the management of software acquisition and in the software development methods for large defense systems can improve software cost estimation. A number of these changes are identified. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA029748

Entities

People

  • J. A. Clapp

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Defense Systems
  • Software Development

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis