@conference { ISI:000380398800010,
	title = {Analogy-based software development effort estimation in global software development},
	booktitle = {2015 IEEE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GLOBAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING WORKSHOPS (ICGSEW 2015)},
	year = {2015},
	note = {10th IEEE International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), Univ Castilla La Manchas, Comp Sci Fac, Ciudad Real, SPAIN, JUL 13-16, 2015},
	pages = {51-54},
	publisher = {IEEE; IEEE Comp Soc; SIEMENS; Escuela Super Informatica; Alarcos Res Grp; Indra; Univ Castilla La Mancha; Investigac, Desarrollo \& Innovac; TSI; Alarcos Qual Ctr},
	organization = {IEEE; IEEE Comp Soc; SIEMENS; Escuela Super Informatica; Alarcos Res Grp; Indra; Univ Castilla La Mancha; Investigac, Desarrollo \& Innovac; TSI; Alarcos Qual Ctr},
	abstract = {Context: Software development has always been characterised by certain parameters. In the case of global software development, one of the important challenges for software developers is that of predicting the development effort of a software system on the basis of developer details, size, complexity, and other measures. Objective: The main research topics related to global software development effort estimation are the definition and empirical evaluation of a search-based approach with which to build new estimation models and the definition and empirical evaluation of all available early data. Datasets have been used as a basis to carry out an analogy-based estimation using similarity functions and measures. Method: Many of the problems concerning the existing effort estimation challenges can be solved by creating an analogy. This paper describes an enhanced analogy-based model for the estimation of software development effort and proposes a new approach using similarity functions and measures for software effort estimation. Result: A new approach for analogy-based reasoning with which to enhance the performance of cost estimation in distributed or combined software projects dealing with numerical and categorical data. The proposed method will be validated empirically using The International Software Benchmarking Standards Group dataset as a basis. Conclusion: The proposed estimation model could be a useful approach for early stage effort estimation on distributed projects.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-9874-6},
	doi = {10.1109/ICGSEW.2015.19},
	author = {El Bajta, Manal}
}
@article { ISI:000356162200002,
	title = {Compliance of Blood Donation Apps with Mobile OS Usability Guidelines},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SYSTEMS},
	volume = {39},
	number = {6},
	year = {2015},
	month = {JUN},
	abstract = {The aim of this paper is to employ the guidelines of Android, iOS, Blackberry and Windows Phone to analyze the usability compliance of free blood donation (BD) apps. An analysis process based on a systematic review protocol is used to select free BD apps. An assessment is conducted using a questionnaire composed of 13 questions concerning the compliance of free BD apps with Android, Blackberry, iOS and Windows Phone usability guidelines. A total of 133 free BD apps have been selected from the 188 BD apps identified. Around 63 \% of the free BD apps selected have a good compliance with mobile OS usability recommendations. Around 72 \% of Android, 57 \% of Windows Phone, 33 \% of iOS and 33 \% of Blackberry BD apps have a high usability score. The aspect of BD app behavior should be improved along with some style components: the use of pictures to explain ideas and the adaptation of the app to both horizontal and vertical orientations. Structure patterns should also be used to improve the structure aspect of a BD app. Usability is a quality aspect that should be improved in current BD apps. Our study provides smartphone users with a list of usable free BD apps and BD app developers with recommendations.},
	issn = {0148-5598},
	doi = {10.1007/s10916-015-0243-1},
	author = {Ouhbi, Sofia and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Rivera Pozo, Jose and El Bajta, Manal and Toval, Ambrosio and Idri, Ali}
}
@conference { ISI:000380403000023,
	title = {Software Cost Estimation for Global Software Development A Systematic Map and Review Study},
	booktitle = {ENASE 2015 - PROCEEDINGS OF THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EVALUATION OF NOVEL APPROACHES TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING},
	year = {2015},
	note = {10th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Software Engineering, Barcelona, SPAIN, APR 29-30, 2015},
	pages = {197-206},
	publisher = {Inst Syst \& Technol Information, Control \& Commun; Tech Council Software Engn; IEEE Comp Soc},
	organization = {Inst Syst \& Technol Information, Control \& Commun; Tech Council Software Engn; IEEE Comp Soc},
	abstract = {Software cost estimation plays a central role in the success of software project management in the context of global software development (GSD). The importance of mastering software cost estimation may appear to be obvious. However, as regards the issue of customer satisfaction, end-users are often unsatisfied with software project management results. In this paper, a systematic mapping study (SMS) is carried out with the aim of summarising software cost estimation in the context of GSD research by answering nine mapping questions. A total, of 16 articles were selected and classified according to nine criteria: publication source, publication year, research type, research approach, contribution type, software cost estimation techniques, software cost estimation activity, cost drivers and cost estimation performances for GSD projects. The results show that the interest in estimating software cost for GSD projects has increased in recent years and reveal that conferences are the most frequently targeted publications. Most software cost estimation for GSD research has focused on theory. The dominant contribution type of software cost estimation for GSD research is that of models, while the predominant activity was identified as being software development cost. Identifying empirical solutions to address software cost estimation for GSD is a promising direction for researchers.},
	isbn = {978-9-8975-8143-4},
	author = {El Bajta, Manal and Idri, Ali and Luis Fernandez-Aleman, Jose and Nicolas Ros, Joaquin and Toval, Ambrosio},
	editor = {Filipe, J and Maciaszek, L}
}
