This paper aims to provide a basis for the improvement of software-estimation research
through a systematic review of previous work. The review identifies 304 software cost …

This paper provides an extensive review of studies related to expert estimation of software
development effort. The main goal and contribution of the review is to support the research …

This paper summarizes estimation knowledge through a review of surveys on software effort
estimation. Main findings were that:(1) most projects (60-80%) encounter effort and/or …

The results are documented of an investigation into current cost estimating practices of
contractors for construction projects. A questionnaire survey of contractors was undertaken …

The popularity of business intelligence (BI) systems to support business analytics has
tremendously increased in the last decade. The determination of data items that should be …

This paper reviews some past research that may be relevant to the way that 'expert
judgement'is used to produce estimates of software size and implementation effort. It then …

Conventional approaches to software cost estimation have focused on algorithmic cost
models, where an estimate of effort is calculated from one or more numerical inputs via a …

Organizations are making large investments in information technology (IT) projects.
However, many are risky and are often considered runaway, because they do not meet …

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in software resource
estimation. We describe common estimation methods and also provide an evaluation …

Context: Software projects frequently incur schedule and budget overruns. Planning and
estimation are particularly challenging in large and globally distributed agile projects. While …