Title :
An integrated cost model for software reuse
Author :
Mili, A. ; Chmiel, S. Fowler ; Gottumukkala, R. ; Zhang, L.
Author_Institution :
West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV, USA
Abstract :
Several cost models have been proposed in the past for estimating, predicting, and analyzing the costs of software reuse. The authors analyze existing models, explain their variance, and propose a tool-supported comprehensive model that encompasses most of the existing models
Keywords :
investment; software cost estimation; software reusability; COCOMO; application engineering; component engineering; domain engineering; integrated cost model; return on investment; software cost estimation; software reuse; tool-supported comprehensive model; Analysis of variance; Application software; Asset management; Cost function; Economic forecasting; Investments; Predictive models; Productivity; Software quality; Software reusability;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering, 2000. Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Limerick
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-206-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICSE.2000.870407
