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Success in all types of organization depends increasingly on the development of customized software solutions, yet more than half of software projects now in the works will exceed both their schedules and their budgets by more than 50%.
— Barry Boehm
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Source: Wikiquote: "Barry Boehm" (Quotes, Software Cost Estimation with Cocomo II with Cdrom (2000): Boehm, Barry W., Ray Madachy, and Bert Steece. Software Cost Estimation with Cocomo II with Cdrom. Prentice Hall PTR, 2000.)
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About Barry Boehm
Barry W. Boehm (May 16, 1935 – August 20, 2022) was an American software engineer, TRW Emeritus Professor of Software Engineering at the Computer Science Department of the University of Southern California, and known for his many contributions to software engineering.
About Barry Boehm
Barry W. Boehm (May 16, 1935 – August 20, 2022) was an American software engineer, TRW Emeritus Professor of Software Engineering at the Computer Science Department of the University of Southern California, and known for his many contributions to software engineering.
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