Teaching softwau tnginuring as well as researching in this area is ~ry tedious due to the length and cosdi~ss of software projects. SESAM therefore is designed as a simulator for software projects, allowing students to gain reality·liu experiences in project management and researchers fa evaluate hYJ1()theses on the ~chanisms influencing software projects. This papu focuses on the bosic assu.mp...

one of the most important aspects of software project management is the estimation of cost and time required for running information system. therefore, software managers try to carry estimation based on behavior, properties, and project restrictions. software cost estimation refers to the process of development requirement prediction of software system. various kinds of effort estimation patter...

Many software metrics have been established in the past to measure the various aspects of the software development process. The scopes of the metrics span across the artifacts, the end product, the process to produce these artifacts, as well as the project management for the process. In recent years, driven by advances in telecommunication, the internet, and wireless technology, and also by eco...