Software effort estimation accuracy is a key factor in effective planning, controlling, and
delivering a successful software project within budget and schedule. The overestimation and …

In the software engineering, estimation of the effort, time and cost required for the
development of software projects is an important issue. It is a very difficult task for project …

The software industry has experienced rapid expansion in recent years, with software
development now essential to the success of many multinational corporations. The demand …

Context: Effort estimation is one of the essential phases that must be accurately predicted in
the early stage of software project development. Currently, solving problems that affect the …

Early effort estimation is important for efficiently planning the use of resources in an
Information Technology (IT) project. However, limited research has been conducted on the …

Context: Predicting software project effort from Use Case Points (UCP) method is
increasingly used among researchers and practitioners. However, unlike other effort …

Software testing (ST) has been considered as one of the most important and critical activities
of the software development life cycle (SDLC) since it influences directly on quality. When a …

This investigation focuses on refining software effort estimation (SEE) to enhance project
outcomes amidst the rapid evolution of the software industry. Accurate estimation is a …

Hybrid metaheuristic algorithms have recently become an interesting topic in solving
optimization problems. The woodpecker mating algorithm (WMA) and the sine cosine …

Adequate estimation is a crucial factor for the implementation of software projects within set
customer requirements. The use of Case Point Analysis (UCP) is the latest and most …