This paper discusses the effects of the estimation accuracy
for software development cost on both the quality of the delivered codes
and the productivity of the development team. The estimation accuracy is
measured by metric RE(called relative error). Similarly, the quality
and productivity are measured by metrics FQ(field quality) and
TP(team productivity). Using actual project data on thirty-one
projects at a certain company, the followings are verified by
correlation analysis and test of statistical hypotheses: (1) There is a
high correlation between the faithfulness of development plan to
standards and the value of RE(A coefficient of correlation between
them is -0.60). (2) Both FQ and TP are significantly different
between projects with -10%