Enhancing software development cost control by forecasting the cost of rework: preliminary study

<p><span>Industrial reports show massive cost overruns associated with software projects. The of reworks constitutes a large portion the overall cost, reflecting substantial challenge in control. Earned value management (EVM) is most recognized model for project However, it shows many limitations forecasting leading to considerable Nevertheless, major EVM limitation found its inability forecast rework. This research investigated factors affecting this and suggests an enhanced model. significant contribution incorporation software-related into We introduced rework index (SRI), which incorporated traditional enhance predictability at completion, including cost. defined SRI terms two factors: product functional complexity team competency. Finally, we evaluated proposed using dataset drawn from five actual results showed enhancement accuracy.</span></p>