Intermediate COCOMO Model computes effort as a function of program size and a set of cost drivers. Effort adjustment factor (EAF) is calculated using 15 cost drivers. EAF is an imp...
Effort distribution by phase or activity is an important but often overlooked aspect compared to other steps in the cost estimation process. Poor effort allocation is among the ma...
Ye Yang, Mei He, Mingshu Li, Qing Wang, Barry W. B...
Accurate software cost and schedule estimations are essential especially for large software projects. However, once the required efforts have been estimated, little is done to rec...
Pongtip Aroonvatanaporn, Chatchai Sinthop, Barry W...
Background. Software defect prediction has been one of the central topics of software engineering. Predicted defect counts have been used mainly to assess software quality and est...
Thomas Schulz, Lukasz Radlinski, Thomas Gorges, Wo...
Usually software is maintained by people different from those who developed it. In this context the maintenance activities are dominated by the comprehension effort. The study of ...