Multiple choice

Which of the following models give an estimate of the time it will take to staff engineering resources on hardware and software projects?

  1. Big Design Up Front

  2. Constructive Systems Engineering Cost Model

  3. Cost Overrun

  4. Iterative and Incremental Development

  5. Capability Maturity Model Integration

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Constructive Systems Engineering Cost Model (COSYSMO) was created by Ricardo Valerdi while at the University of Southern California Center for Software Engineering. It gives an estimate of the number of person-months it will take to staff systems engineering resources on hardware and software projects.