lockheed@Hudson.Stanford.EDU (Lockheed) (01/29/91)
I'm looking for information about methods to support estimates and
costs of knowledge-based software development efforts, i.e., something
similar to COCOMO but for knowledge-based software.
Thanks in advance,
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++sirothe@PacBell.COM (Sheldon Rothenberg) (01/31/91)
In article <1991Jan28.234259.7213@Neon.Stanford.EDU> lockheed@Hudson.Stanford.EDU (Lockheed) writes: >I'm looking for information about methods to support estimates and >costs of knowledge-based software development efforts, i.e., something >similar to COCOMO but for knowledge-based software. Joe: We're looking at the same questions. It looks like it gets easier as you use more standard techniques, shells, "ordinary" applications, whatever THEY are. A lot of course comes down to the level of risk involved in the project, which has such components as familiarity of user with the technology, or with computer systems in general, and skill levels of the development group, and organizational solidarity (i.e. leadership with common sense of desired outcome). I have just started a lit search on risk and so far have gotten, but not yet read: Estimating Project Risk by W.H. Roetzheim in Information Executive mag A Methodology fro Evaluating Potential KBS Applications by SC Laufman DM DeVaney & MA Whiting (IEEE Expert 12/90) will be getting more stuff, hopefully with more AI targetting soon and can post some to those interested..re conclusions, impressions Shelley A