Software Cost Estimation Study. Volume I. Study Results.

Abstract

The study identified factors that have an adverse effect on software cost estimates, determined their impact on software cost estimates, discussed methods for controlling the effect of these factors, and developed an overall methodology for estimating the costs of software development. In addition to a generalized model for estimating software development costs, separate models have been generated for estimating the development cost of command and control, scientific, utility, and business software. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042264

Entities

People

  • James H. Herd
  • John N. Postak
  • Kenneth R. Stewart
  • William E. Russell

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Information Science
  • Machine Languages
  • Object Code
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Programming Languages
  • Software Development
  • Structured Programming
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control