TRADITIONAL AND RECENT TECHNIQUES OF EFFORT ESTIMATION IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Abstract

In software engineering effort is used to represent measure of use of workforce. It is defined as totaltime that takes members of a software developing team to perform a given task. Software development effort estimating remains a complex problem, and one which continues to attract considerable research attention. The success or failure of projects depends on the accuracy of effort and schedule estimation.The aim of this paper is to present the most relevant methods and models for effort estimation used by software engineers.The primary conclusion is that no single technique is best for all condition because every method or model has an own significance or importance.