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Survey of Cost Estimating Software Development Using Machine Learning

Nedaa Thamer QassemStudent, Department of Software, College of Computer & Math., University of Mosul, IraqIbrahim Ahmed SalehProfessor, Department of Software, College of Computer & Math., University of Mosul, Iraq

Vol 7 No 12 (2023): Volume 7, Issue 12, December 2023 | Pages: 67-72

International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology

OPEN ACCESS | Research Article | Published Date: 12-12-2023

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Abstract

The estimate of software project costs and efforts is a critical step. Meeting a plethora of diverse criteria, such as resource allocation, cost estimate, effort estimation, time estimation, and the shifting expectations of software customers, is a component of software estimating. Software Engineering Models assist project managers in estimating the cost, delivery time, and personnel that were crucial for software development. SDCE (Software Development Cost Estimation) has long been an exciting and developing area. There are several intelligent models used to predict or estimate the cost of software. The aim of this research is to highlight the algorithms that are used for cost estimation. However, there are no models that work in different circumstances that each practitioner or researcher chooses there are models that use algorithms and those that don't. This makes it easier to determine how much it will cost to build software. Comparing machine learning approaches to traditional software estimating, the ability to anticipate program expense with a high rate of accuracy is possible.

Keywords

software Engineering, cost estimation, software development, machine learning


Citation of this Article

Nedaa Thamer Qassem, Ibrahim Ahmed Saleh, “Survey of Cost Estimating Software Development Using Machine Learning” Published in International Research Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology - IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 12, pp 67-72, December 2023. Article DOI https://doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2023.712009

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