Publications

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. Software Development Estimation Biases: The Role of Interdependence, Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 2012.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. The Impact of Irrelevant and Misleading Information on Software Development Effort Estimates: A Randomized Controlled Field Experiment, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 37(5):695-707, 2011.

S. Grimstad and M. Jørgensen. A Preliminary Study of Sequence Effects in Judgment-based Software Development Work- Effort Estimation, IET - Special Issue (EASE) 3(5):435-441, 2009.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. Software Development Effort Estimation: Demystifying and Improving Expert Estimation, In: Simula Research Laboratory - by thinking constantly about it, ed. by Aslak Tveito, Are Magnus Bruaset, Olav Lysne. Springer, Heidelberg, chap. 26, pp. 381-404. (ISBN: 978-3642011559), 2009.

D. I. Sjøberg and S. Grimstad. Software Engineering: Why - How - What - What's Next, In: Simula Research Laboratory - by thinking constantly about it, ed. by A. Tveito and A. M. Bruaset and O. Lysne. Springer, chap. 24 , pp. 363-368. (ISBN: ISBN: 978-3642011559), 2009.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. Avoiding Irrelevant and Misleading Information When Estimating Development Effort, IEEE Software(May/June):78-83, 2008.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. Judgment-updating among software professionals, In: The 2nd international conference on software knowledge information management and applications (SKIMA), ed. by Hossain and Ouzrout, pp. 62-67, SKIMA conference organising committee (ISBN: 9781851432516), 2008.

S. Grimstad. Estimering i smidige prosjekter, Seminar, Ergo Group (Oslo), 2008.

S. Grimstad. Two important agile project management technologies: Scrum and Planning Poker, Seminar, Kathmandu University, 2008.

S. Grimstad. Estimering av systemutviklingsarbeid, Tekna, faggruppemøte, 2008.

S. Grimstad. Prediksjonsmarkeder: Oppdaterte erfaringer , BEST-seminar, 2008 , 2008.

S. Grimstad and M. Jørgensen. Sequence Effects in Judgment-based Software Development Work-Effort Forecasting, Proceedings of the 28th International Symposium on Forecasting, 2008.

S. Grimstad and F. Torvund. Prediction Markets - A different approach to software cost estimation, JavaZone webpages, 2008.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. Human Biases in Forecasting of Work-Effort: Differences in Effect Sizes in Laboratory and Field Settings, Presentation at International Symposium on Forecasting, 2008.

S. Grimstad and M. Jørgensen. Inconsistency in Expert Judgment-based Estimates of Software Development Effort , Journal of Systems and Software 80(11):1770--1777, 2007.

S. Grimstad and M. Jørgensen. The Impact of Irrelevant Information on Estimates of Software Development Effort, In: The Australian Software Engineering Conference (Paper received "Best Paper Award"), ed. by Doug Grant, pp. 359-368, IEEE Computer Society (ISBN: 999), 2007.

S. Grimstad and M. Jørgensen. The impact of irrelevant information on inconsistency in expert judgment-based estimates of software development work, International Symposium on Forecasting (ISF), 2007.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. Software Development Effort Estimation, Presentation at Making Waves-seminar, 2007.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. How should we (not) design empirical studies of software development? , Invited presentation at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2007.

S. Grimstad. Software Effort Estimation Error, PhD thesis, University of Oslo, 2006.

S. Grimstad, M. Jørgensen, and K. J. Moløkken-Østvold. Software Effort Estimation Terminology: The Tower of Babel, Journal of Information and Software Technology 48(4):302-310, 2006.

S. Grimstad and M. Jørgensen. A Framework for the Analysis of Software Cost Estimation Accuracy, In: ISESE 2006, ed. by Maldonado, Wohlin, Mendes , pp. 58--65, ACM Press (ISBN: 1-59593-218-6), 2006.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. Når skal vi bruke hodet og når skal vi bruke estimeringsmodeller?, Presentation at JavaZone, September 13, 2006.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. Hvordan bli bedre til å estimere? (Inkludert NM i estimering), Presentation at JavaZone, September 13, 2006.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. How to avoid impact from irrelevant and misleading information on your cost estimates, Presentation at Simula's Annual Estimation Seminar, November 21, 2006.

S. Grimstad, M. Jørgensen, and K. J. Moløkken-Østvold. The Clients' Impact on Effort Estimation Accuracy in Software Development Projects, In: 11th IEEE International Software Metrics Symposium (METRICS 2005), Como, Italy, September 19-22, pp. 3, IEEE, 0 ed.. 0, 2005.

M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad. Over-optimism in Software Development Projects: “The winner’s curse”, In: Proceedings of IEEE CONIELECOMP, Puebla, Mexico, February 28-March 2, pp. 280--285 , IEEE Computer Society, 2005.

K. J. Moløkken-Østvold, M. Jørgensen, P. Sørgaard, and S. Grimstad. Management of Public Software Projects: Avoiding Overruns, In: Hawaiian International Conference on Business, May 25-28, Hawaii, USA, Hawaiian International Conference on Business, 2005.

M. Jørgensen, S. Grimstad, and T. M. Gruschke. The magic step in expert estimation of software cost. Why does 1000 feel more right than 1500?, Invited talk at: JavaZone, 2005, 2005.

M. Jørgensen, S. Grimstad, and T. M. Gruschke. "The magic step" i ekspertestimering av IT-utviklingskostnader. Hvorfor føles 1000 timeverk mer riktig enn 1500?, Invited talk at JavaZone 2005, 2005.

K. J. Moløkken-Østvold, H. E. Gallis, and S. Grimstad. Software Estimation, Presentation for Norgesgruppen, 2005.

S. Grimstad, D. I. K. Sjøberg, and M. P. Atkinson. Evaluating Usability Aspects of PJama based on Source Code Measurements, In: Third International Workshop on Persistence and Java (POS8/PJW3), ed. by Ron Morrison and Mick Jordan and Malcolm Atkinson, pp. 307-321, Tiburon, California, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc (ISBN: 1-55860-585-1), 1998.