Checklists and Criteria for Evaluating the Cost and Schedule Estimating Capabilities of Software Organizations
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Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-95-SR-005DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
10.1184/R1/6572216.v1Abstract
This report provides criteria and checklists for evaluating the capability of an organization's software estimating process and the infrastructure that supports it. It also supplies guidelines for good estimating practice. The checklists and guidelines can be used to elicit information for process assessments and to motivate and guide organizations in process improvement efforts.
Cite This SEI Report
Park, R. (1995, January 1). Checklists and Criteria for Evaluating the Cost and Schedule Estimating Capabilities of Software Organizations. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-SR-005). Retrieved September 12, 2026, from https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572216.v1.
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Park, Robert. "Checklists and Criteria for Evaluating the Cost and Schedule Estimating Capabilities of Software Organizations." (CMU/SEI-95-SR-005). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, January 1, 1995. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572216.v1.
R. Park, "Checklists and Criteria for Evaluating the Cost and Schedule Estimating Capabilities of Software Organizations," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-SR-005, 1-Jan-1995 [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572216.v1. [Accessed: 12-Sep-2026].
Park, Robert. "Checklists and Criteria for Evaluating the Cost and Schedule Estimating Capabilities of Software Organizations." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-95-SR-005). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Jan. 1995. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572216.v1. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.
Park, Robert. Checklists and Criteria for Evaluating the Cost and Schedule Estimating Capabilities of Software Organizations. CMU/SEI-95-SR-005. Software Engineering Institute. 1995. DOI: 10.1184/R1/6572216.v1. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6572216.v1