New Insights into Effort Estimation for Incremental Software Development Projects

Dalcher, Darren (2004) New Insights into Effort Estimation for Incremental Software Development Projects. Project Management Journal, 35 (2). pp. 5-12. ISSN 8756-9728

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Abstract

Incremental software development, the staged delivery of products, offers many benefits compared with more traditional development approaches. Indeed, incremental approaches have been utilized for many years due to the involvement of users, early demonstration of capability, and potential for risk reduction that they offer. However, there appears to have been little work on modeling, planning and controlling incremental development. This paper attempts to introduce a quantitative analytical framework for evaluating such approaches and their economic impacts. The use of a Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO)-style effort framework developed in this paper explores some of the relationships between effort and the number of increments, thereby providing new insights into the economic impact of incremental approaches to software projects.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Project Management Journal
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? BUSINESS AND INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENTSTRATEGY AND MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ??
ID Code:
131436
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Deposited On:
20 Feb 2019 10:55
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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