Background

The CRESTES model builds on previous work. Although the CRESTES project officially started towards the end of September 2004, it is rooted in effort estimation related empirical research that has been on-going since 1996 (e.g. [Ramil and Lehman 2000; Ramil and Lehman 2001; Ramil and Smith 2002; Ramil 2003]. The research is influenced by Lehman’s investigations into the software evolution phenomenon which started in the early 70s [FEAST; Lehman and Belady 1985], that has only gained wider recognition in recent years.

References:

Ramil, J. F. (2003). "Continual Resource Estimation for Evolving Software". PhD thesis, London, Dept. of Comp., Imp. Col., London Univ. A three page summary in Proc. ICSM 2003, 22 - 26 Sept. 2003, Amsterdam: 289 - 292.
 

Ramil, J. F. and M. M. Lehman (2001). Defining and Analysing Metrics in the Context of Continuing Software Evolution. Proc. of Metrics 2001, London, 4 - 6 April, pp pp. 199 - 209.

Ramil, J. F. and M. M. Lehman (2000). Metrics of Software Evolution as Effort Predictors - A Case Study. Proc. of ICSM 2000, San Jose, CA, Oct. 11 - 14, pp pp. 163 - 172.
 

FEAST Feedback, Evolution And Software Technology http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~mml/feast/; <as of September 2001>

Lehman, M. M. and L. Belady (1985). Program Evolution - Processes of Software Change. London, Academic Press. http://w3.umh.ac.be/evol/publications.html
 

 For further details contact: Juan Fernandez-Ramil or Sarah Beecham                

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