melhart@commerce.ICS.UCI.EDU ("Bonnie E. Melhart") (02/21/91)
Hello. I am a senior at the Texas Christian University and I am working on a project entitled, "Analysis of Cost Estimation Models." I'm having problems finding books, articles or software tools on these particular models: - COPMO - SoftCost - SLIM - ESTIMATE I'd appreciate any leads or information you can supply. A friend is posting this for me so please send responses directly to me instead of replying to the return address. email: parish@tcucs6.cs.tcu.edu Thanks, Greg Parish
jls@yoda.Rational.COM (Jim Showalter) (02/22/91)
The worst part about cost estimation models is that they are hopelessly
out of date. They don't do even a half-assed job of estimating cost
for modern methodologies that emphasize iteration, rapid prototyping,
architecture over coding, incremental test and integration, or object-
orientation.
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