Title :
Avoiding Irrelevant and Misleading Information When Estimating Development Effort
Author :
Jorgensen, Magne ; Grimstad, Stein
Author_Institution :
Simula Res. Lab., Lysaker
Abstract :
Software projects average about 30 percent accuracy in effort estimation.1 Expecting highly accurate effort estimates might be unrealistic because software development projects are inherently uncertain. Nevertheless, software professionals´ tendency toward overly optimistic estimates and their high level of estimation inconsistency suggest potential for improving effort estimation processes.
Keywords :
software cost estimation; software development management; software cost estimation; software development project; Costs; Laboratories; Programming; Recruitment; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions; Testing; effort estimation; estimation irrelevant information; software development;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
