New tool slashes software development costs, reducing risk of project failures.
A tool called COSTMODL helps estimate the costs of developing software automatically. It reduces the risk of projects going over budget or failing. You can describe the software you want to make, and the tool will calculate how much effort and time it will take to create it. It also shows how the work and team members should be spread out over different stages of development. The tool is designed to work on computers that are compatible with IBM PC.