{"product_id":"calibration-of-the-softcost-r-software-steven-v-southwell-9781288229048","title":"Calibration of the Softcost-R Software Cost Model to the Space and Missile Systems Center Software Database","description":"The rising number and importance of Department of Defense software developments, when combined with declining defense budgets, has resulted in a critical need to accurately plan and manage software development costs and schedules. Unfortunately, the increasing size, complexity, and diversity of these software developments has made accurate estimating problematic. Uncalibrated software cost models have not generally produced reliable results due to generic default parameters and improper usage. The default parameters cannot hope to accurately represent and predict the wide variability of software efforts to which the models are being applied. However, some of the models have achieved improved accuracy by calibration from their generic default parameters to new parameter values based on specific characteristics of the development efforts being estimated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven V. Southwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1288229046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781288229048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.20d","brand":"Steven V. Southwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47758702838015,"sku":"9781288229048","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2aa006a-a5c4-4361-aaeb-afc8d96638c4.jpg?v=1765511723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/calibration-of-the-softcost-r-software-steven-v-southwell-9781288229048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}