• DocumentCode
    1760214
  • Title

    Revisiting Software Project Effort versus Duration Trade-offs: A Comment on a Proposed Process

  • Author

    Suelmann, Han

  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Sept.-Oct. 2013
  • Firstpage
    76
  • Lastpage
    77
  • Abstract
    In "Exploring Software Project Effort versus Duration Trade-offs" (IEEE Software, July/Aug. 2012, pp. 67-74), Charles Symons proposed a process for exploring the trade-off between project duration and effort. However, the author of this comment argues that the process he described incorrectly estimates the strength of the relationship, finding a problem with the derivation. A Monte Carlo simulation demonstrates that the proposed process yields an incorrect result. A Web extra describes the mathematical results that showed this.
  • Keywords
    Monte Carlo methods; project management; software management; Monte Carlo simulation; project duration trade-offs; software project effort; cost estimation; planning; project control and modeling; schedule and organizational issues; time estimation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Software, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0740-7459
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MS.2013.72
  • Filename
    6527883
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1760214