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Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO)
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Constructive Cost Model	computes effort, in person months, from an estimate of size, in lines of code
	has definition An algorithmic cost estimation method that computes effort, in person-months, from an estimate of size, measured in lines of code
	is a subtopic of 11.3 - Cost Estimation
	is abbreviated as COCOMO
	is an instance of algorithmic cost estimation model
algorithmic cost estimation model	has example formula E = a + bNc where E is the effort estimate N is the estimate or measure being used as the basis for the effort estimate (e.g. number of use cases or lines of code) a, b and c are obtained by extensive analysis of past projects and comparisons with the current project
	provides provide formulas to compute anticipated cost of a project, taking into account various aspects of the project's size and complexity
	uses formula
	was developed by looking at a wide range of software development projects