Survey of Overruns in Software Systems Development Cycles
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A survey conducted on Norwegian software projects concludes that projects that deploy flexible development models are less likely to suffer from effort overruns than those which deploy sequential development models. However the same can not be said of schedule overruns. This report reviews the paper with further explanation and an evaluation by the author. It concludes that this type of survey could prompt further research into these findings and if software companies kept records like this as a matter of procedure, the collection and analysis would be quicker and less expensive.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006