Format: Asynchronous
Nominal duration: Self-paced Learning – Approximate Time: 5 hours
Professional Development Hours (PDH) : 5
Continuing Education Credits (CEU) : 0.5

Learning Objectives: Learning objectives for the Software Engineering Economics.
1. Understand and be able to apply the key software engineering economic fundamentals to real-world software economic issues.
2. Illustrate through example the key software life cycle economics, including product and process life cycles; portfolios; proposals; investment decisions; pricing and costing, and earned value management (EVM).
3. Apply the concepts of risk and uncertainty to realworld software development projects, including goals; estimates; prioritization and decision making.
4. Perform best-practice economic analysis methods.
5. Relate and interpret the “good-enough” principle; friction-free economy; ecosystems and outsourcing

Course Modules:
1. Software Engineering Economics Fundamentals
1.1. Finance
1.2. Accounting
1.3. Controlling
1.4. Cash Flow
1.5. Decision-Making Process
1.6. Valuation
1.7. Inflation
1.8. Depreciation
1.9. Taxation
1.10. Time-Value of Moneydid not match the regex 1.11. Efficiencydid not match the regex 1.12. Effectivenessdid not match the regex 1.13. Productivitydid not match the regex 2. Life Cycle Economics
2.1. Product
2.2. Project
2.3. Program
2.4. Portfolio
2.5. Product Life Cycle
2.6. Project Life Cycle
2.7. Proposals
2.8. Investment Decisions
2.9. Planning Horizon
2.10. Price and Pricingdid not match the regex 2.11. Cost and Costingdid not match the regex 2.12. Performance Measurementdid not match the regex 2.13. Earned Value Managementdid not match the regex 2.14. Termination Decisionsdid not match the regex 2.15. Replacement and Retirement Decisionsdid not match the regex 3. Risk and Uncertainty
3.1. Goals, Estimates, and Plans
3.2. Estimation Techniques
3.3. Addressing Uncertainty
3.4. Prioritization
3.5. Decisions under Risk
3.6. Decisions under Uncertainty
4. Economic Analysis Methods
4.1. For-Profit Decision Analysis
4.2. Minimum Acceptable Rate of Return
4.3. Return on Investment
4.4. Return on Capital Employed
4.5. Cost-Benefit Analysis
4.6. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
4.7. Break-Even Analysis
4.8. Business Case
4.9. Multiple Attribute Evaluation
4.10. Optimization Analysisdid not match the regex 5. Practical Considerations
5.1. The “Good Enough” Principle
5.2. Friction-Free Economy
5.3. Ecosystems
5.4. Offshoring and Outsourcing

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