The CHOOSE executive board is pleased to invite you to a presentation by Simon Moser (The SEE Group) on 'Initial Software Project Cost Estimation'.

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Initial Software Project Cost Estimation ========================================

Monday, April 5, 2004 @ 17h30 - 19h00

Institut fuer Wirtschaftsinformatik (IWI), Universitaet Bern, Engehaldenstrasse 8, 3012 Bern, Hoersaal 001

Travel instructions: http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~scg/Resources/Maps/

Speaker ------- Dr. Simon Moser

Agenda ------ 17h30 - 18h30 Talk and Q/A Afterwards you are invited to a refreshment.

Abstract ========

Software projects are notoriously difficult to schedule and estimate. This is true for new development as well as for the integration and adaptation of standard software or components. While reasonably precise estimates may be based on models of the business requirements (using UML or equivalent modelling languages), the process of establishing such models is itself a difficult undertaking and . painfully costly. A possibly useful alternative is offerd with Pre-UML based estimation of the System Meter Method. Although still not able to come up with good estimates from the project's name alone, its modelling requirements are modest. The precision of those estimates ranges from +/-20% to +/-35% at a 2-Sigma confidence level.

Bio ===

Simon Moser is an expert in cost estimation and is the originator of the System Meter. He defended his PhD thesis on Measurement and Estimation of Software and Software Processes in 1996 at the University of Bern. He is currently Chair of the SEE Group, which specializes in Software Engineering and Estimation.

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