Cost Estimate

Let's get one thing straight: if I have a method by which the cost of a project can be estimated accurately, I would have been rich, very rich. Many people have different models to estimate the cost of information system development projects, but all boils down to experience, common sense and few techniques.

This chapter attempts to discuss various factors that affect the cost of the development of a project. It does not, however, even pretend to give you the crystal ball that predicts information system project costs.