An Approach to Benchmarking Configuration Complexity (IBM)
http://www.research.ibm.com/PM/RC23146.pdf
The Comparison of the Software Cost Estimating Methods
http://www.compapp.dcu.ie/~renaat/ca421/LWu1.html
Cost and Effort Estimation
http://ksi.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/courses/451-96/mildred/451/CostEffort.html
How to measure Ad Hoc testing
http://www.satisfice.com/presentations/htmaht.pdf
Using the Data to Estimate a Test Cycle
1.How many perfect sessions(100%on-charter testing) does it take to do a cycle? ( let’s say 40)
2.How many sessions can the team (of 4 testers ) do per day? (let’s say 3 per day, per tester = 12)
3.How productive are the sessions? (let’s say 66% is in-charter test design and execution)
4.Estimate: 40/(12*.66)=5 days
5.We base the estimate on the data we’ve collected. Update as necessary.
Estimating the Configuration and Implementation phases of an ERP program
http://erp.ittoolbox.com/groups/strategy-planning/erp-projectmanagement/estimating-the-configuration-and-implementation-phases-of-an-erp-program-785472
Appendix D. Estimating Your Total Installation Time (IBM)
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/books/c415120632.htm