Software Size Analysis of Small Real-Client Projects
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چکیده
This paper presents an analysis of the results of an empirical study conducted to examine the relationship between the estimated and actual sizes of small real-client projects. Estimates of software size are collected at two different points of the software development life cycle – one immediately before rebaselining the project mid-stream and the other immediately after rebaselining. It is found that estimates made after rebaselining are usually more accurate. The accuracy of estimates based on the category of projects is also analysed. The results indicate that the correlation between estimated and actual size is much stronger in case of web-based projects vis-à-vis non-web-based projects.
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