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A Manager's Checklist for Validating Software Cost and Schedule Estimates

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This 1995 report provides a checklist of questions to ask and evidence to look for when assessing the credibility of a software cost and schedule estimate.
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Software Engineering Institute

CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-95-SR-004
DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6571682.v1

Abstract

This report provides a checklist of questions to ask and evidence to look for when assessing the credibility of a software cost and schedule estimate. The checklist can be used either to review individual estimates or to motivate and guide organizations toward improving their software estimating processes and practices.

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Park, R. (1995, January 1). A Manager's Checklist for Validating Software Cost and Schedule Estimates. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-SR-004). Retrieved August 12, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571682.v1.

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title={A Manager's Checklist for Validating Software Cost and Schedule Estimates},
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Park, Robert. "A Manager's Checklist for Validating Software Cost and Schedule Estimates." (CMU/SEI-95-SR-004). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, January 1, 1995. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571682.v1.

R. Park, "A Manager's Checklist for Validating Software Cost and Schedule Estimates," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-SR-004, 1-Jan-1995 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571682.v1. [Accessed: 12-Aug-2026].

Park, Robert. "A Manager's Checklist for Validating Software Cost and Schedule Estimates." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-SR-004). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jan. 1995. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571682.v1. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

Park, Robert. A Manager's Checklist for Validating Software Cost and Schedule Estimates. CMU/SEI-95-SR-004. Software Engineering Institute. 1995. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6571682.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6571682.v1

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