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The tendency for software development projects to be completed over schedule and over budget has been documented extensively [1,2]. Additionally many projects are completed within budgetary and schedule target only as a result of the customer agreeing to accept reduced functionality.
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Cowderoy, A.J.C., Jenkins, J.O., Poulymenakou, A. (1994). The MERMAID Project. In: Geriner, P.T., Gulledge, T.R., Hutzler, W.P. (eds) Software Engineering Economics and Declining Budgets. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78878-9_4
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