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Project effort estimation: Or, when size makes a difference. / Benediktsson, O.; Dalcher, Darren.
Software Process Improvement. Springer, 2004. p. 171-183 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Benediktsson, O & Dalcher, D 2004, Project effort estimation: Or, when size makes a difference. in Software Process Improvement. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, pp. 171-183. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30181-3_16

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Benediktsson, O., & Dalcher, D. (2004). Project effort estimation: Or, when size makes a difference. In Software Process Improvement (pp. 171-183). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30181-3_16

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Benediktsson O, Dalcher D. Project effort estimation: Or, when size makes a difference. In Software Process Improvement. Springer. 2004. p. 171-183. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-30181-3_16

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Benediktsson, O. ; Dalcher, Darren. / Project effort estimation : Or, when size makes a difference. Software Process Improvement. Springer, 2004. pp. 171-183 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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