Estimating software development costs for a patient multimedia education project.
The authors compare alternative methods of cost estimation for a patient multimedia education (PME) program, using a computerized weight-reduction PME project as an example. Data from the project planning and budgeting process and actual costs of the completed project are analyzed retrospectively to calculate three different estimates-pre-work, post-work, and actual work. Three traditional methods of estimating the cost of computer programs (the lines-of-code, function point, and task ratio analyses) underestimate [...]
Author(s): Caban, A, Cimino, C, Swencionis, C, Ginsberg, M, Wylie-Rosett, J
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1997.0040025