Predicting Software
Metrics at Design Time
Wolfgang Holz Rahul Premraj Thomas Zimmermann Andreas Zeller
Saarland University Saarland University University of Calgary Saarland University

Early Resource Estimation
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Early Resource Estimation
• Essential for successful project management.
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Early Resource Estimation
• Essential for successful project management.
• Most commonly estimated resources: Time or Cost.
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Early Resource Estimation
• Essential for successful project management.
• Most commonly estimated resources: Time or Cost.
• Many estimation models use software metrics as
inputs.
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