Introducing process-aware information systems (PAIS) in enterprises (e.g., workflow management systems, case handling systems) is associated with high costs. Though cost estimation has received considerable attention in software engineering for many years, it is difficult to apply existing approaches to PAIS. This difficulty particularly stems from the inability of existing estimation technique...

Regular outsourcing of software development signifies a need for a common understanding between procurement specialists, project managers and software engineers of individual system requirements costs, to facilitate accord on price. Dependable cost estimates are usually required by customers long before detailed analysis and design activities would normally produce this information. A number of...

estimation (forecasting) of industrial production costs is one of the most important factor affecting decisions in the highly competitive markets. thus, accuracy of the estimation is highly desirable. hibrid regression neural network is an approach proposed in this paper to obtain better fitness in comparison with regression analysis and the neural network methods. comparing the estimated resul...

Accurate estimating is one of the most important activities in the field of software project management. Different aspects of software projects must be estimated among which time and effort are of significant importance to efficient project planning. Due to complexity of software projects and lack of information at the early stages of project, reliable effort estimation is a challenging issue. ...

sustainable forest management in caspian forests of iran requires cost-benefit analysis in order to maintain the quality of timber stands during logging operations. this study was done with the aim of cost and gross revenue computations from current logging (net present value) in three adjacent compartments in district 2 of shafroud watershed. motion and time studies were carried out during fel...

aim : the objective of this study was to estimate the average cost of diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis c among patients based on their treatment regime, during the one course of treatment and six-month after stopping that. background : hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality worldwide and a major public health problem. patients and methods...

In a recent May 2007 IEEE TSE article, Kitchenham et.al. explored effort estimation and found contradictory evidence about the value of crossvs within-company data. Those contradictory results may have been the result of effort estimation features, some of which are subjective in nature. Static code features are different than effort estimation features. They can be generated in an automatic, r...