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Schedule Estimation and Uncertainty Surrounding the Cone of Uncertainty
May/June 2006 (vol. 23 no. 3)
pp. 48-54
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Todd Little, "Schedule Estimation and Uncertainty Surrounding the Cone of Uncertainty," IEEE Software, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 48-54, May/June, 2006.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MS.2006.82,
author = {Todd Little},
title = {Schedule Estimation and Uncertainty Surrounding the Cone of Uncertainty},
journal ={IEEE Software},
volume = {23},
number = {3},
issn = {0740-7459},
year = {2006},
pages = {48-54},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MS.2006.82},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Todd Little, Landmark Graphics
One software product company found that its project duration estimation accuracy followed a lognormal distribution and the uncertainty range was nearly identical at all stages in the project life cycle. This conflicts with popular interpretation of the "cone of uncertainty" concept.
Index Terms:
software estimation, project management, uncertainty, risk management, process metrics
Citation:
Todd Little, "Schedule Estimation and Uncertainty Surrounding the Cone of Uncertainty," IEEE Software, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 48-54, May/June 2006, doi:10.1109/MS.2006.82
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