{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,26]],"date-time":"2025-06-26T20:10:02Z","timestamp":1750968602198,"version":"3.41.0"},"publisher-location":"Cham","reference-count":53,"publisher":"Springer International Publishing","isbn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"9783319699257"},{"type":"electronic","value":"9783319699264"}],"license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,1]],"date-time":"2017-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1483228800000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/tdm"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["link.springer.com"],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017]]},"DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-319-69926-4_8","type":"book-chapter","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,10,27]],"date-time":"2017-10-27T10:55:09Z","timestamp":1509101709000},"page":"89-107","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Top Management Support for Software Cost Estimation"],"prefix":"10.1007","author":[{"given":"Jurka","family":"Rahikkala","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Sami","family":"Hyrynsalmi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Ville","family":"Lepp\u00e4nen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Tommi","family":"Mikkonen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Johannes","family":"Holvitie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,10,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"8_CR1","unstructured":"CMMI for development, V1.3. Technical report CMU\/SEI-2010-TR-0336, Carnegie Mellon (2010)"},{"key":"8_CR2","volume-title":"ITIL V3 Foundation Handbook","author":"S Adams","year":"2009","unstructured":"Adams, S.: ITIL V3 Foundation Handbook, vol. 1. The Stationery Office, Norwich (2009)"},{"key":"8_CR3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"205","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jss.2015.08.008","volume":"109","author":"JJ Ahonen","year":"2015","unstructured":"Ahonen, J.J., Savolainen, P., Merikoski, H., Nevalainen, J.: Reported project management effort, project size, and contract type. J. Syst. Softw. 109, 205\u2013213 (2015)","journal-title":"J. Syst. Softw."},{"key":"8_CR4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Aranda, J., Easterbrook, S.: Anchoring and adjustment in software estimation. In: Proceedings of the 10th European Software Engineering Conference, pp. 346\u2013355. ACM (2005)","DOI":"10.1145\/1081706.1081761"},{"key":"8_CR5","series-title":"Encyclopedia of Software Engineering","volume-title":"Resource Estimation in Software Engineering","author":"LC Briand","year":"2002","unstructured":"Briand, L.C., Wieczorek, I.: Resource Estimation in Software Engineering. Encyclopedia of Software Engineering. Wiley, New York (2002)"},{"issue":"12","key":"8_CR6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"130","DOI":"10.1145\/1610252.1610286","volume":"52","author":"N Cerpa","year":"2009","unstructured":"Cerpa, N., Verner, J.M.: Why did your project fail? Commun. ACM 52(12), 130\u2013134 (2009)","journal-title":"Commun. ACM"},{"key":"8_CR7","unstructured":"Cleland, D.I.: The strategic context of projects. In: Project portfolio management - selecting and prioritizing projects for competitive advantage. CBP, PA, USA (1999)"},{"key":"8_CR8","volume-title":"Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches","author":"JW Creswell","year":"2003","unstructured":"Creswell, J.W.: Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches. SAGE Publications Inc., Thousand Oaks (2003)"},{"issue":"1","key":"8_CR9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"143","DOI":"10.1007\/s10796-014-9500-y","volume":"17","author":"YK Dwivedi","year":"2015","unstructured":"Dwivedi, Y.K., Wastell, D., Laumer, S., Henriksen, H.Z., Myers, M.D., Bunker, D., Elbanna, A., Ravishankar, M., Srivastava, S.C.: Research on information systems failures and successes: status update and future directions. Inf. Syst. Front. 17(1), 143\u2013157 (2015)","journal-title":"Inf. Syst. Front."},{"issue":"1","key":"8_CR10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"53","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijproman.2005.07.004","volume":"24","author":"J Fortune","year":"2006","unstructured":"Fortune, J., White, D.: Framing of project critical success factors by a systems model. Int. J. Proj. Manag. 24(1), 53\u201365 (2006)","journal-title":"Int. J. Proj. Manag."},{"key":"8_CR11","unstructured":"Galorath, D.: Software project failure costs billions. In: Better Estimation & Planning Can Help (2012). http:\/\/www.galorath.com\/wp\/software-project-failure-costs-billions-betterestimationplanning-can-help.php"},{"key":"8_CR12","unstructured":"Gartner, I.: Gartner says global it spending to reach $3.5 trillion in 2017 (2016). http:\/\/www.gartner.com\/newsroom\/id\/3482917"},{"key":"8_CR13","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Grimm, K.: Software technology in an automotive company: major challenges. In: Proceedings of the 25th international conference on Software Engineering, pp. 498\u2013503. IEEE (2003)","DOI":"10.1109\/ICSE.2003.1201228"},{"issue":"2","key":"8_CR14","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"238","DOI":"10.1037\/a0025996","volume":"138","author":"T Halkjelsvik","year":"2012","unstructured":"Halkjelsvik, T., J\u00f8rgensen, M.: From origami to software development: a review of studies on judgment-based predictions of performance time. Psychol. Bull. 138(2), 238 (2012)","journal-title":"Psychol. Bull."},{"key":"8_CR15","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Hihn, J., Habib-agahi, H.: Cost estimation of software intensive projects: a survey of current practices. In: Proceedings of the 13th ICSE, pp. 276\u2013287. IEEE Computer (1991)","DOI":"10.1109\/ICSE.1991.130653"},{"key":"8_CR16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Hughes, D.L., Dwivedi, Y.K., Simintiras, A.C., Rana, N.P.: Success and Failure of IS\/IT Projects: A State of the Art Analysis and Future Directions. Springer, Heidelberg (2015). doi: 10.1007\/978-3-319-23000-9","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-319-23000-9"},{"key":"8_CR17","unstructured":"PMI: a guide to the project management body of knowledge. PMBOK\u00ae Guide Series, Project Management Institute (2013)"},{"issue":"5","key":"8_CR18","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"695","DOI":"10.1109\/TSE.2010.78","volume":"37","author":"M J\u00f8rgensen","year":"2011","unstructured":"J\u00f8rgensen, M., Grimstad, S.: The impact of irrelevant and misleading information on software development effort estimates: a randomized controlled field experiment. IEEE Trans. Softw. Eng. 37(5), 695\u2013707 (2011)","journal-title":"IEEE Trans. Softw. Eng."},{"key":"8_CR19","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"J\u00f8rgensen, M., L\u00f8hre, E.: First impressions in software development effort estimation: easy to create and difficult to neutralize. In: Proceedings of EASE 2012, pp. 216\u2013222 (2012)","DOI":"10.1049\/ic.2012.0028"},{"key":"8_CR20","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"J\u00f8rgensen, M.: Communication of software cost estimates. In: Proceedings of EASE 2014, pp. 28:1\u201325:5. ACM (2014)","DOI":"10.1145\/2601248.2601262"},{"issue":"3","key":"8_CR21","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"78","DOI":"10.1109\/MS.2008.57","volume":"25","author":"M J\u00f8rgensen","year":"2008","unstructured":"J\u00f8rgensen, M., Grimstad, S.: Avoiding irrelevant and misleading information when estimating development effort. IEEE Softw. 25(3), 78\u201383 (2008)","journal-title":"IEEE Softw."},{"issue":"1","key":"8_CR22","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"33","DOI":"10.1109\/TSE.2007.256943","volume":"33","author":"M J\u00f8rgensen","year":"2007","unstructured":"J\u00f8rgensen, M., Shepperd, M.: A systematic review of software development cost estimation studies. IEEE Trans. Softw. Eng. 33(1), 33\u201353 (2007)","journal-title":"IEEE Trans. Softw. Eng."},{"issue":"4","key":"8_CR23","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"317","DOI":"10.1016\/S0263-7863(03)00085-1","volume":"22","author":"M J\u00f8rgensen","year":"2004","unstructured":"J\u00f8rgensen, M., Sj\u00f8berg, D.I.: The impact of customer expectation on software development effort estimates. Int. J. Proj. Manag. 22(4), 317\u2013325 (2004)","journal-title":"Int. J. Proj. Manag."},{"issue":"3","key":"8_CR24","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"251","DOI":"10.1109\/TEM.2003.817312","volume":"50","author":"M Keil","year":"2003","unstructured":"Keil, M., Rai, A., Mann, J.E.C., Zhang, G.P.: Why software projects escalate: the importance of project management constructs. IEEE Trans. Eng. Manag. 50(3), 251\u2013261 (2003)","journal-title":"IEEE Trans. Eng. Manag."},{"issue":"1","key":"8_CR25","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijproman.2005.12.002","volume":"25","author":"BJ Kolltveit","year":"2007","unstructured":"Kolltveit, B.J., Karlsen, J.T., Gr\u00f8nhaug, K.: Perspectives on project management. Int. J. Proj. Manag. 25(1), 3\u20139 (2007)","journal-title":"Int. J. Proj. Manag."},{"issue":"5","key":"8_CR26","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"435","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijproman.2008.08.004","volume":"27","author":"Y Kwak","year":"2009","unstructured":"Kwak, Y., Anbari, F.: Analyzing project management research: perspectives from top management journals. Int. J. Proj. Manag. 27(5), 435\u2013446 (2009)","journal-title":"Int. J. Proj. Manag."},{"issue":"2","key":"8_CR27","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"125","DOI":"10.1016\/0164-1212(94)00092-2","volume":"31","author":"AL Lederer","year":"1995","unstructured":"Lederer, A.L., Prasad, J.: Causes of inaccurate software development cost estimates. J. Syst. Softw. 31(2), 125\u2013134 (1995)","journal-title":"J. Syst. Softw."},{"issue":"1","key":"8_CR28","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"33","DOI":"10.1016\/S0164-1212(99)00074-6","volume":"50","author":"AL Lederer","year":"2000","unstructured":"Lederer, A.L., Prasad, J.: Software management and cost estimating error. J. Syst. Softw. 50(1), 33\u201342 (2000)","journal-title":"J. Syst. Softw."},{"issue":"1","key":"8_CR29","first-page":"93","volume":"14","author":"L Luna-Reyes","year":"2005","unstructured":"Luna-Reyes, L., Zhang, J., Gil-Gar\u0107ia, J., Cresswell, A.: Software developments development as emergent socio-technical change: a practice approach. Eur. J. Softw. Dev. 14(1), 93\u2013105 (2005)","journal-title":"Eur. J. Softw. Dev."},{"issue":"8","key":"8_CR30","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1770","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jss.2012.03.026","volume":"85","author":"A Magazinius","year":"2012","unstructured":"Magazinius, A., B\u00f6rjesson, S., Feldt, R.: Investigating intentional distortions in software cost estimation \u2013 an exploratory study. J. Syst. Softw. 85(8), 1770\u20131781 (2012)","journal-title":"J. Syst. Softw."},{"key":"8_CR31","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Magazinius, A., Feldt, R.: Exploring the human and organizational aspects of software cost estimation. In: Proceedings of the 2010 ICSE Workshop on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering, pp. 92\u201395. ACM (2010)","DOI":"10.1145\/1833310.1833325"},{"key":"8_CR32","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Magazinius, A., Feldt, R.: Confirming distortional behaviors in software cost estimation practice. In: 2011 37th EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA), pp. 411\u2013418. IEEE (2011)","DOI":"10.1109\/SEAA.2011.61"},{"key":"8_CR33","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Magazinovic, A., Pernst\u00e5l, J.: Any other cost estimation inhibitors?. In: Proceedings of the 2nd ACM-IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement, pp. 233\u2013242. ACM (2008)","DOI":"10.1145\/1414004.1414042"},{"key":"8_CR34","volume-title":"Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art","author":"S McConnell","year":"2006","unstructured":"McConnell, S.: Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. Microsoft Press, Redmond (2006)"},{"issue":"4","key":"8_CR35","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"24","DOI":"10.1145\/1978802.1978803","volume":"43","author":"L McLeod","year":"2011","unstructured":"McLeod, L., MacDonell, S.G.: Factors that affect software systems development project outcomes: a survey of research. ACM Comput. Surv. 43(4), 24 (2011)","journal-title":"ACM Comput. Surv."},{"key":"8_CR36","unstructured":"McManus, J., Wood-Harper, T.: A Study in Project Failure. BCS (2008). www.bcs.org\/content\/ConWebDoc\/19584"},{"key":"8_CR37","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Nanus, B., Farr, L.: Some cost contributors to large-scale programs. In: Proceedings of the Spring Joint Computer Conference 1964, AFIPS 1964, pp. 239\u2013248. ACM, New York (1964)","DOI":"10.1145\/1464122.1464147"},{"issue":"10","key":"8_CR38","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2174","DOI":"10.5897\/SRE10.1171","volume":"6","author":"MHN Nasir","year":"2011","unstructured":"Nasir, M.H.N., Sahibuddin, S.: Critical success factors for software projects: a comparative study. Sci. Res. Essays 6(10), 2174\u20132186 (2011)","journal-title":"Sci. Res. Essays"},{"key":"8_CR39","volume-title":"Qualitative Research and Evaluation Method","author":"M Patton","year":"2001","unstructured":"Patton, M.: Qualitative Research and Evaluation Method. SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks (2001)"},{"issue":"4","key":"8_CR40","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"89","DOI":"10.1109\/52.854074","volume":"17","author":"B Pitterman","year":"2000","unstructured":"Pitterman, B.: Telcordia technologies: the journey to high maturity. IEEE Softw. 17(4), 89\u201396 (2000)","journal-title":"IEEE Softw."},{"key":"8_CR41","unstructured":"PMI: A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), 5th edn. Project Management Institute, Newtown Square (2012)"},{"key":"8_CR42","volume-title":"Five Core Metrics: The Intelligence Behind Successful Software Management","author":"L Putnam","year":"2003","unstructured":"Putnam, L., Myers, W.: Five Core Metrics: The Intelligence Behind Successful Software Management. Dorset House Publishing, New York (2003)"},{"key":"8_CR43","unstructured":"PwC: Companies shifting more R&D spending away from physical products to software and services: 2016 global innovation 1000 study (2016). http:\/\/www.pwc.com\/us\/en\/press-releases\/2016\/pwc-2016-global-innovation-1000-study-press-release.html"},{"key":"8_CR44","unstructured":"Rahikkala, J., Hyrynsalmi, S., Lepp\u00e4nen, V.: Accounting testing in software cost estimation: a case study of the current practice and impacts. In: Proceedings of 14th Symposium on Programming Languages and Software Tools, Tampere, Finland, pp. 64\u201375 (2015)"},{"issue":"3","key":"8_CR45","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"513","DOI":"10.1108\/IJMPB-11-2014-0076","volume":"8","author":"J Rahikkala","year":"2015","unstructured":"Rahikkala, J., Lepp\u00e4nen, V., Ruohonen, J., Holvitie, J.: Top management support in software cost estimation: a study of attitudes and practice in Finland. Int. J. Manag. Proj. Bus. 8(3), 513\u2013532 (2015)","journal-title":"Int. J. Manag. Proj. Bus."},{"key":"8_CR46","volume-title":"Real World Research: A Resource for Social Scientists and Practitioner-Researchers","author":"C Robson","year":"2002","unstructured":"Robson, C.: Real World Research: A Resource for Social Scientists and Practitioner-Researchers, 2nd edn. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford (2002)","edition":"2"},{"key":"8_CR47","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"131","DOI":"10.1007\/s10664-008-9102-8","volume":"14","author":"P Runeson","year":"2009","unstructured":"Runeson, P., H\u00f6st, M.: Guidelines for conducting and reporting case study research in software engineering. Empirical Softw. Eng. 14, 131\u2013164 (2009)","journal-title":"Empirical Softw. Eng."},{"key":"8_CR48","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Sehra, S.K., Brar, Y.S., Kaur, N., Sehra, S.S.: Research patterns and trends in software effort estimation. In: Information and Software Technology. Elsevier, Amsterdam (2017)","DOI":"10.1016\/j.infsof.2017.06.002"},{"key":"8_CR49","volume-title":"The Handbook of Project Based Management","author":"R Turner","year":"1999","unstructured":"Turner, R.: The Handbook of Project Based Management, 2nd edn. McGraw-Hill, New York (1999)","edition":"2"},{"issue":"1","key":"8_CR50","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/S0263-7863(00)00029-6","volume":"20","author":"D White","year":"2002","unstructured":"White, D., Fortune, J.: Current practice in project management-an empirical study. Int. J. Proj. Manag. 20(1), 1\u201311 (2002)","journal-title":"Int. J. Proj. Manag."},{"key":"8_CR51","volume-title":"Case Study Research: Design and Methods","author":"RK Yin","year":"2003","unstructured":"Yin, R.K.: Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 3rd edn. SAGE Publications Inc., Thousands Oaks (2003)","edition":"3"},{"issue":"4","key":"8_CR52","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"498","DOI":"10.1108\/17538370810906228","volume":"1","author":"O Zwikael","year":"2008","unstructured":"Zwikael, O.: Top management involvement in project management: a cross country study of the software industry. Int. J. Manag. Proj. Bus. 1(4), 498\u2013511 (2008)","journal-title":"Int. J. Manag. Proj. Bus."},{"issue":"3","key":"8_CR53","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"387","DOI":"10.1108\/17538370810883837","volume":"1","author":"O Zwikael","year":"2008","unstructured":"Zwikael, O.: Top management involvement in project management: exclusive support practices for different project scenarios. Int. J. Manag. Proj. Bus. 1(3), 387\u2013403 (2008)","journal-title":"Int. J. Manag. Proj. Bus."}],"container-title":["Lecture Notes in Computer Science","Product-Focused Software Process Improvement"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/content\/pdf\/10.1007\/978-3-319-69926-4_8","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,26]],"date-time":"2025-06-26T19:30:34Z","timestamp":1750966234000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/10.1007\/978-3-319-69926-4_8"}},"subtitle":["A Case Study of the Current Practice and Impacts"],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017]]},"ISBN":["9783319699257","9783319699264"],"references-count":53,"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-319-69926-4_8","relation":{},"ISSN":["0302-9743","1611-3349"],"issn-type":[{"type":"print","value":"0302-9743"},{"type":"electronic","value":"1611-3349"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017]]}}}