Tuning COCOMO-II for Software Process Improvement: A Tool Based Approach
Keywords: Software Process Improvement, SPI Benefits, Capability Maturity Model Integration, COCOMO, Process Performance, Process Performance Models PPM, Metrics
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology
Volume 35 , Issue 4
SYEDA UMEMA HANI , ABU TURAB ALAM , ABDUL BASIT SHAIKH ,
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