Q. According to Jorgensen (2005), what should be done to avoid the politically-colored estimation methods?

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Q. What is the outcome of a contract that results in low or negative profits to the bidder?

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Q. What is the main goal of estimation?

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Q. According to Jorgensen and Grimstad (2004), what is the result of companies with the lowest bids in an experiment they conducted?

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Q. What is the benefit of combining different estimation methods?

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Q. What is the best practice for improving estimates according to Lederer and Prasad (2000)?

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Q. What is the potential effect of experience on cost estimates in software development projects?

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Q. What is the result of combining sufficiently different estimation methods?

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Q. Why may estimates that are based on comparison with earlier projects be too pessimistic?

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Q. What is the method that aims to get a more reliable estimate by having the expert produce more than one estimate?

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Q. What is the main issue with using the comparison method for cost estimation?

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Q. What is the impact of a compressed schedule on a software development project?

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Q. What is the recommended method to get a more reliable estimate?

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Q. What is the expected effort using the technique of asking for three estimates?

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Q. What is the impact of software on a project's estimated effort?

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Q. What is the impact of training on software cost estimation?

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Q. How do requirements set or proposed affect the cost estimate?

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Q. Is it advisable to make a cost estimate if it is not needed?

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Q. How does shortening the development time of a project affect the manpower required?

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Q. What is the impact of an inexperienced software cost estimator on a project's estimated effort?

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