Abstract
This thesis investigated, described, and analyzed six current software estimation methodologies. Included were Boehm's COCOMO, Esterling's Work Productivity Model, Putnam's Life Cycle Model and Albrecht's Function Point Determination. An implementation strategy for software estimation within RIT Research Corporation, a consulting firm, has been developed, based on this analysis. This strategy attempts to satisfy key needs and problems encountered by RIT Research estimators, while providing cost effective, accurate estimates.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Computer programming--Management--Methodology; Computer software--Estimates--Methodology; Research--Data processing--Estimates
Publication Date
1987
Document Type
Thesis
Department, Program, or Center
Computer Science (GCCIS)
Advisor
Johnson, Guy
Advisor/Committee Member
Niemi, Rayno
Advisor/Committee Member
Anderson, Peter
Recommended Citation
Armstrong, Norma, "Software estimating: a description and analysis of current methodologies with recommendations on appropriate techniques for estimating RIT research corporation software projects" (1987). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/398
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Comments
Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: QA76.6.A7425 1987