Assessment and comparison of common software cost estimation modeling techniques

Lionel C. Briand, Khaled El Emam, Katrina D. Maxwell, Dagmar Surmann, Isabella Wieczorek

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Abstract

Two essential questions related to data-driven, software cost modeling are investigated: What modeling techniques are likely to yield more accurate results when using typical software development cost data? What are the benefits and drawbacks of using organization-specific data as compared to multi-organization databases? To address the first issue, a selection of common cost modeling techniques which fulfill a number of important criteria was used with a large multi-organization database in the business application domain. The latter question is important to assess the feasibility of using multi-organization cost databases to build cost models and the benefits gained from local, company-specific data collection and modeling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-323
Number of pages11
JournalProceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering
Publication statusPublished - 1999
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1999 International Conference on Software Engineering - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Duration: 16 May 199922 May 1999

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