Brief review of classical Effort Estimation models for Software development projects
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https://doi.org/10.17268/sel.mat.2023.01.17Keywords:
Software effort estimation, software planning, software engineeringAbstract
A critical synthesis on the most representative models for software development project effort estimation is provided. This work is a basis for a discussion about the methodological and practical challenges which entail the effort estimation field, specially in the mathematical/statistical modelling fundamentals, and its empirical verification in the software industry.
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