The accurate prediction of the development effort required for software projects is crucial to budgeting, scheduling and resource allocation. Historically, algorithmic models such as COCOMO and ...

“Go with your gut, then multiply by three.” So goes the conventional wisdom about estimating the cost of software development, a critical business task that very few companies do well, according to ...

A few years back, a colleague shared an interesting exercise with me. He took a deck of cards, split it in half, turned one half face up, then mixed all the cards up on a table and asked me how many ...