Software Cost Estimating,

Abstract

The objective of software cost estimating is to determine what resources will be needed to produce and to maintain the software associated with a project. Resources of particular interest in software cost estimating are manpower, computer time and elapsed time. A good estimate will also show when and how costs will be incurred, so that the estimate can be used, not only to provide justification for software development, but also as a management control tool. This report discusses why software cost estimating is error prone, and summarizes a number of different strategies for software cost estimating inherent in published models of the software development process, commenting on their strengths and weaknesses. Nineteen published models are considered. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 13, 1982
Accession Number
ADA124258

Entities

People

  • Michael Stanley

Organizations

  • Royal Signals and Radar Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Machine Languages
  • Object Code
  • Operating Systems
  • Software Development
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Systems Engineering
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Software Engineering.