Features of the COCOMO Models

• An empirical model based on project experience.
• Well-documented, independent model which is not tied to a specific software vendor.
• Long history from initial version published in 1981 (COCOMO-81) through various instantiations to COCOMO 2
• COCOMO 2 takes incorporates a range of sub-models that produce increasingly detailed software estimates such as the early design model, reuse model, etc