Barry W. Boehm et al.
University of Southern California
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Software Cost Estimation with COCOMO II
by
Barry W. Boehm, Chris Abts, A. Winsor Brown, Sunita Chulani,
Bradford K. Clark, Ellis Horowitz, Ray Madachy, Donald Reifer, and Bert Steece
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We fondly dedicate this work to the following:
BB – to Sharla, Romney, and Tenley once again…
CA – to my mother Mary Patricia and my father Richard…
AB – to Joan for her patient support…
SC – to Jai and our parents, both the Devnanis and the Chulanis…
BC – to my daughter Jacquelyn for her patience with my graduate studies…
EH – to Barry for conceiving the idea and following it through…
RM – to my wife Nancy and our twins Zoey and Deziree…
DR – to my wife Carol with thanks for her patience, support and perseverance…
BS – to Joyce and Troy.
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Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to COCOMO II
2. Model Definition
3. Application Examples
4. Calibration
5. Emerging Extensions
6. Future Trends
Appendix A - COCOMO II: Assumptions and Phase/Activity Distributions
Appendix B - COCOMO II: Estimating for Incremental Development
Appendix C - COCOMO Suite: Data Collection Forms and Guidelines
Appendix D - USC-CSE Affiliate Programs
Appendix E - USC COCOMO II.2000 Software Reference Manual
Appendix F - Content of Accompanying CD-ROM
Acronyms & Glossary
References
Author Index
Subject Index
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