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Cocomo

Basic idea

COnstructive COst MOdel (Boehm, 1981): an algorithmic cost-estimation model fitted from real project data. Basic COCOMO estimates effort and schedule from KLOC alone; intermediate/detailed variants layer in cost drivers.

Key formulas

  • Basic effort: $E = a \cdot (\text{KLOC})^b$ person-months

  • Basic schedule: $D = c \cdot E^d$ months

  • Organic (small, familiar): $a=2.4,\ b=1.05,\ c=2.5,\ d=0.38$

  • Semi-detached (medium): $a=3.0,\ b=1.12,\ c=2.5,\ d=0.35$

  • Embedded (large, strict constraints): $a=3.6,\ b=1.20,\ c=2.5,\ d=0.32$

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