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Software size estimation performance of small and middle size firms in Turkey
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Çolak, Erdem
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Software cost estimation is essential for software companies to be more competitive and more profitable. The objective of this thesis is to study current software size estimation practices adopted by Turkish software companies, to identify best prac-tices, and to suggest appropriate methods that can help companies to reduce errors in their software size estimations.
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Competition.
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Production.
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Wealth.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/19837
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E. Çolak, “Software size estimation performance of small and middle size firms in Turkey,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2010.