LEADER 04017nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910437561803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a3-642-30764-7 010 $a1-299-19754-X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-642-30764-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000535817 035 $a(EBL)994203 035 $a(OCoLC)826853618 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000879735 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11512341 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000879735 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10872029 035 $a(PQKB)11362754 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-642-30764-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC994203 035 $a(PPN)16831763X 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000535817 100 $a20130123d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSoftware cost estimation, benchmarking, and risk assessment $ethe software decision-makers' guide to predictable software development /$fAdam Trendowicz 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aHeidelberg ;$aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 225 1 $aThe Fraunhofer IESE series on software and systems engineering,$x2193-8199 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-642-30763-9 311 $a3-642-43365-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart I Predictable Software Development.-Why Software Effort Estimation? -- What is a Good Estimate? -- Why the CoBRA Method? -- Part II The CoBRA Method -- Principles of the CoBRA Method -- Model Development and Validation -- Model Application -- Usage Scenarios of a CoBRA Model -- Part III Industrial Applications -- Software design & management, Germany -- Allette Systems, Australia -- Oki Electric, Japan -- Siemens Information Systems, India -- Japan Manned Space Systems, Japan -- Bibliography. 330 $aSoftware effort estimation is a key element of software project planning and management. Yet, in industrial practice, the important role of effort estimation is often underestimated and/or misunderstood. In this book, Adam Trendowicz presents the CoBRA method  (an abbreviation for Cost Estimation, Benchmarking, and Risk Assessment) for estimating the effort required to successfully complete a software development project, which uniquely combines human judgment and measurement data in order to systematically create a custom-specific effort estimation model. CoBRA goes far beyond simply predicting the development effort; it supports project decision-makers in negotiating the project scope, managing project risks, benchmarking productivity, and directing improvement activities. To illustrate the method?s practical use, the book reports several real-world cases where CoBRA was applied in various industrial contexts. These cases represent different estimation contexts in terms of software project environment, estimation objectives, and estimation constraints. This book is the result of a successful collaboration between the process management division of Fraunhofer IESE and many software companies in the field of software engineering technology transfer. It mainly addresses software practitioners who deal with planning and managing software development projects as part of their daily work, and is also of interest for students or courses specializing in software engineering or software project management. 410 0$aFraunhofer IESE series on software and systems engineering. 606 $aComputer software$xDevelopment$xManagement 606 $aSoftware engineering$xManagement 615 0$aComputer software$xDevelopment$xManagement. 615 0$aSoftware engineering$xManagement. 676 $a005.1068 700 $aTrendowicz$b Adam$0945790 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910437561803321 996 $aSoftware Cost Estimation, Benchmarking, and Risk Assessment$92503777 997 $aUNINA