Title :
Software Development Effort Estimation: Formal Models or Expert Judgment?
Author :
Jorgensen, Magne ; Boehm, Barry ; Rifkin, S.
Abstract :
Which is better for estimating software project resources: formal models, as instantiated in estimation tools, or expert judgment? Two luminaries, debate this question in this paper. For this debate, they´re taking opposite sides and trying to help software project managers figure out when, and under what conditions, each method would be best.
Keywords :
software engineering; expert judgment; formal models; software development effort estimation; software project managers; Computer industry; Electric breakdown; Predictive models; Programming; Project management; Research initiatives; Resource management; Software engineering; Software tools; estimation tools; expert judgment; process improvement; software development; software project estimation;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE
