This article provides an integrative review of the literature on judgment-based predictions of
performance time, often described as task duration predictions in psychology and as expert …

It is well documented that the software industry suffers from frequent cost overruns. A
contributing factor is, we believe, the imprecise estimation terminology in use. A lack of …

Software reuse lowers development costs and improves the quality of software systems. Two
strategies are common: clone & own (copying and adapting a system) and platform-oriented …

Effort estimation often requires generalizing from a small number of historical projects.
Generalization from such limited experience is an inherently underconstrained problem …

CONTEXT: The Use Case Points (UCP) method can be used to estimate software
development effort based on a use-case model and two sets of adjustment factors relating to …

Context: There are numerous studies on effort estimation in Agile Software Development
(ASD) and the state of the art in this area has been recently documented in a Systematic …

Late delivery of software projects and cost overruns have been common problems in the
software industry for decades. Both problems are manifestations of deficiencies in effort …

Inaccurate estimates of software development effort is a frequently reported cause of IT-
project failures. We report results from a study that investigated the effect of introducing …

There are various approaches to software size measurement. Among these, the metrics and
methods based on measuring the functionality attribute have become widely used since the …

Software development effort estimation is the basis for the effective project planning and
scheduling as well as for the project's budget definition. This article describes the most …