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Review of Various Software Cost Estimation Techniques

by Shivangi Shekhar, Umesh Kumar
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 141 - Number 11
Year of Publication: 2016
Authors: Shivangi Shekhar, Umesh Kumar
10.5120/ijca2016909867

Shivangi Shekhar, Umesh Kumar . Review of Various Software Cost Estimation Techniques. International Journal of Computer Applications. 141, 11 ( May 2016), 31-34. DOI=10.5120/ijca2016909867

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author = { Shivangi Shekhar, Umesh Kumar },
title = { Review of Various Software Cost Estimation Techniques },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { May 2016 },
volume = { 141 },
number = { 11 },
month = { May },
year = { 2016 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 31-34 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume141/number11/24831-2016909867/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2016909867 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

The industry of software should be efficient. Due to rapid change in technology, implementation of complex software systems at cheaper cost and the urge to maintain better quality software are some of the major challenges for the software companies. One of the toughest works is cost estimation, in the field of software engineering. It is the estimation of total cost required in developing software. Researchers have proposed various methods of cost estimation. This paper gives an insight into the various models and techniques used in estimating cost of the software. The benefits and drawbacks of the existing cost estimating techniques have been highlighted in this paper. There is as such not any single method which can be regarded as the best method so in this paper it is suggested that a combination of the methods should be used to get an accurate cost estimate.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Software cost estimation Estimation techniques Cost models COCOMO Algorithmic method Non-Algorithmic method.