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Software Cost Accounting

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For internal use software, there are three stages defined by accounting guidance: 1) preliminary project phase (i.e. planning, evaluating alternatives, conceptual formation); 2) application development (i.e. Internal and external costs incurred during the preliminary project stage shall be expensed as they are incurred.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

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Baseline Schedule: The planned schedule of different activities in a project. This is the schedule against which project progress is measured. Benchmarking: The process of surveying similar organizations running similar projects (or relying on external surveys) to arrive at the standard or baseline for the project.

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Software Estimating Resources

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“The Prediction of Success in Project Management – Predictive Project Analytics,” Jochen Fauser, Markus Schmidthuysen, and Benjamin Scheffold, BDU. Software Development Projects in Government Performance, Practices and Predictions,” International Software Benching Marking Standards Group, January 2004. “A Prakash and V.