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A Manager's Checklist for Validating Software Cost and Schedule Estimates

Special Report
This 1995 report provides a checklist of questions to ask and evidence to look for when assessing the credibility of a software cost and schedule estimate.
Publisher

Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-95-SR-004
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6571682.v1

Abstract

This report provides a checklist of questions to ask and evidence to look for when assessing the credibility of a software cost and schedule estimate. The checklist can be used either to review individual estimates or to motivate and guide organizations toward improving their software estimating processes and practices.