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T. Halkjelsvik and M. Jørgensen

Time predictions: Understanding and avoiding unrealism in project planning and everyday life

In Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing. Switzerland: Springer, 2018.
Book
2018
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M. Jørgensen, T. Dybå, K. Liestøl and D. I. K. Sjøberg

Incorrect Results in Software Engineering Experiments: How to Improve Research Practices

Journal of Systems and Software 117 (2016): 274-281.
Journal Article
2016
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M. Jørgensen

The Influence of Selection Bias on Effort Overruns in Software Development Projects

Information and Software Technology 55 (2013): 1640-1650.
Journal Article
2013
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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 (2011): 695-707.
Journal Article
2011
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News

02 July 2020

A new research centre opens at Simula Metropolitan

Courses held

Software process improvement, Kathmandu University, Nepal: http://www.ku.edu.np/cse/?page_id=288 

Simula in the media

28 September 2016

Myter om fastpriskontrakter og it-utvikling

HVA ANDRE MENER: Det meste tyder på at fastprisavtaler ikke er til det beste for verken kunde eller leverandør og at kontrakter basert på per time betaling stort sett gir bedre resultat.
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Simula Research Laboratory, Magne Jørgensen
Computerworld Norge

Background

Dr. Scient. in Informatics
Institute of Informatics, University of Oslo
October 2004

Appointments

Norwegian digitisation council (Digitaliseringsrådet)
The Norwegian Governement (Regjeringen)
January 2016

Awards

Impact paper award (most influential paper)
ACM Sigsoft
November 2014

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2012

Journal articles

T. Halkjelsvik and M. Jørgensen

From Origami to Software Development: a Review of Studies on Judgment-Based Predictions of Performance Time

Psychological Bulletin 138 (2012): 238-271.
Status: Published
M. Jørgensen and S. Grimstad

Software Development Estimation Biases: the Role of Interdependence

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 38 (2012): 677-693.
Status: Published
M. Jørgensen and B. Kitchenham

Interpretation Problems Related to the Use of Regression Models to Decide on Economy of Scale in Software Development

Journal of Systems and Software 85 (2012): 2494-2503.
Status: Published
M. Jørgensen, T. Halkjelsvik and B. Kitchenham

How Does Project Size Affect Cost Estimation Error? Statistical Artifacts and Methodological Challenges

International Journal of Project Management 30 (2012): 751-862.
Status: Published

Proceedings, refereed

M. Jørgensen and E. Løhre

First Impressions in Software Development Effort Estimation: Easy to Create and Difficult to Neutralize

In 16th Int. Conference on Evaluation & Assessment in Software Engineering. IET, 2012.
Status: Published
M. Jørgensen

Myths and Over-Simplifications in Software Engineering

In Proceedings of ICSCT. Lecture Notes on Software Engineering, 2012.
Status: Published
R. Tamrakar and M. Jørgensen

Does the Use of Fibonacci Numbers in Planning Poker Affect Effort Estimates?

In 16th Int. Conference on Evaluation & Assessment in Software Engineering. IET, 2012.
Status: Published

Talks, keynote

M. Jørgensen

Things aren’t always what they seem: Misinterpretation of observational data in software engineering

In Keynote at Euromicro, CESME, 2012.
Status: Published

Talks, invited

M. Jørgensen

Fra Myter Til Evidens

In Invited talk (TAD-seminar), 2012.
Status: Published
M. Jørgensen

Relative Estimation of Software Development Effort: It Matter With What and How You Compare

In Presentation at JavaZone, 2012.
Status: Published