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Ricardo Valerdi

Researcher at University of Arizona

Publications -  155
Citations -  2090

Ricardo Valerdi is an academic researcher from University of Arizona. The author has contributed to research in topics: COSYSMO & Cost estimate. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 152 publications receiving 1960 citations. Previous affiliations of Ricardo Valerdi include Massachusetts Institute of Technology & University of Southern California.

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The ROI of systems engineering: Some quantitative results for software-intensive systems

TL;DR: This paper presents quantitative results on the return on investment of systems engineering (SE-ROI) from an analysis of the 161 software projects in the COCOMO II database and applications of these results to project experience in determining ‘‘how much up front systems engineering is enough’’.
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Achievements and Challenges in Cocomo-Based Software Resource Estimation

TL;DR: Critical issues that have enabled major achievements include the development of good model forms, criteria for evaluating models, methods for integrating expert judgment and statistical data analysis, and processes for developing new models that cover new software development approaches.
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Enterprise Transformation: Why Are We Interested, What Is It, and What Are the Challenges?

TL;DR: The concept of enterprise transformation has become increasingly popular as companies recognize the need to achieve an integrated perspective within and across organizational boundaries to address complex challenges as mentioned in this paper. Yet, there is little clarity concerning what constitutes an enterprise transformation or indeed enterprise transformation.
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Guest EditorialIntegrated Healthcare Information Systems

TL;DR: The enterprise systems in the perspective of healthcare informatics is introduced and the potential of development of the techniques originated from different disciplines has the potential to significantly improve the performance of Enterprise systems in healthcare.