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