• DocumentCode
    2317513
  • Title

    Enhancing the results of UCP in cost estimation using new external environmental factors

  • Author

    Alwidian, Jaber ; Hadi, Wael

  • Author_Institution
    ITC Dept., Arab Open Univ., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    24-26 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    11
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a new approach in cost estimation process that enhances a software cost estimation method called (Use Case Point method). Our promotion was a suggestion to use a set of sixteen factors which considered as the most influential factor in Jordan environment that are used to promote a COCOMO II model.
  • Keywords
    costing; software development management; COCOMO II model; Jordan environment; UCP; external environmental factors; software cost estimation method; use case point method; Complexity theory; Environmental factors; Estimation; Mathematical model; Productivity; Programming; Unified modeling language; Software Cost Estimation; Use Case Model (UCM); Use Case Point (UCP);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Technology and e-Services (ICITeS), 2012 International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Sousse
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1167-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICITeS.2012.6216623
  • Filename
    6216623