Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon

Checklists and Criteria for Evaluating the Cost and Schedule Estimating Capabilities of Software Organizations

Robert E. Park

Special Report
CMU/SEI-95-SR-005

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This report provides criteria and checklists for evaluating the capability of an organization's software estimating process and the infrastructure that supports it It also supplies guidelines for good estimating practice. The checklists and guidelines can be used to elicit information for process assessments and to motivate and guide organizations in process improvement efforts.