On November 9, 2021 the second edition of the Software Cost Estimation Challenge was presented online. Five professional teams had prepared an estimate of a 12-page software specification for an imaginary Seabed Observatory Control System. The teams had four weeks to prepare their estimate and were all given 20 minutes to present their estimate. More information …

Estimating the cost of software development is intellectually challenging and worth winning an international award. The aim of this challenge is a mutual learning experience through cost estimation presentations by the participating teams on a realistic case study, with the added benefits of cross learning from teams. This year five teams joined in this contest:

The presentations were judged by an independent jury:

  • Thomas Fehlmann (Euro Project Office, Switzerland)
  • Patrick Hamon (Estimancy, France)
  • Luca Santillo (Agile Metrics / eu-LISA, Italy)

The jury decided that for this year their was a joint first place for:

  • Brussels Sprouts
  • TaxMen

Congratulations to the winning teams!