The year 2000 (Y2K) problem presented a fortuitous opportunity to explore the relationship between estimated costs of software projects and five cost influence dimensions described by the Year 2000 Enterprise Cost Model (Kappelman, et al., 1998) -- organization, problem, solution, resources, and...

The new millennium is fast approaching, and with it comes the much-publicized "Y2K" or "century date change" computer problem. Katherine Gockelman outlines how the major players in the financial services industry have prepared their systems to meet the challenges of the century date change. More...