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The cost of software is mainly from developer time, but can also be from training, managing and buying extra equipment, servers and software. Many methods have been developed for estimating software costs for a given project.
 
 
== Methods ==
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*[[Weighted Micro Function Points]] (WMFP)
*[[Wideband Delphi]]
 
Most cost software development estimation techniques involve estimating or measuring software size first and then applying some knowledge of historical of cost per unit of size. Software size is typically sized in [[SLOC]], [[Function Point]] or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burn_down_chart Agile story points]].
 
==See also==