Title :
Evidence-based cost estimation better-quality for software
Author :
Menzies, Tim ; Hihn, Jairus
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Western Australia Univ., Nedlands, WA
Abstract :
Our work on COSEEKMO is hardly enough to change experimental methods in the cost estimation community. So, we´re also running a new workshop series called PROMISE devoted to repeatable software engineering experiments. Evidence-based reasoning is becoming common in many fields. Evidence-based approaches demand that, among other things, practitioners systematically track down the best evidence relating to some practice; critically relating to some practice; critically appraise that evidence for validity, impact, and applicability; and carefully document it. The software community can bring to bear many methods that could further improve evidence-based cost estimation
Keywords :
case-based reasoning; software cost estimation; software quality; evidence-based cost estimation; evidence-based reasoning; software engineering; software quality; Appraisal; Calibration; Costing; Costs; Electrical capacitance tomography; Quality assurance; Quality management; Software engineering; Software testing; System testing; evidence-based reasoning; evidence-based software engineering;
Journal_Title :
Software, IEEE