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 …

Context Large project overruns and overtime work have been reported in the software
industry, resulting in additional expense for companies and personal issues for developers …

Context Software and information system are everywhere and the projects involving them
are becoming more complex. However, these projects performance patterns are not …

Context Software process simulation modelling (SPSM) captures the dynamic behaviour
and uncertainty in the software process. Existing literature has conflicting claims about its …

Management of enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects is exceedingly challenging due
to their large scope and complexity. Schedule and cost overruns have been widely reported …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to find good values of onsite-offshore team strength;
number of hours of communication between business users and onsite team and between …

Accurate and early estimations are essential for effective decision making in software project
management. Nowadays, classical estimation models are being replaced by data mining …

Changes in user requirements or project personnel occur frequently during project
execution particularly in long-term and large-size projects. We need a tool which can …

Through his law," adding manpower to a late software project makes it later,''Brooks asserts
that the assimilation, training, and intercommunication costs of adding new team members …

Purpose–The aim of this paper is to make an attempt to find good values of onsite–offshore
team strength; number of hours of communication between business users and onsite team …