Size estimation for information systems from their conceptual data models

200 p.Effort and cost estimation is crucial in software management. Estimation of software size plays a key role in the effort and cost estimation. Source Lines of Code (SLOC or LOC) is still a commonly used software size measure. Despite the fact that software sizing is well recognized as an important problem for more than two decades, there is still much problem in existing methods.DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (EEE