Debugging test 2: - the specific slopes for the cocomo parameters are set in model-defaults.lisp. Have the right ranges and slopes been assigned to the right variables? The range for flex originally used (make-r25), indicating a range of low to very high. The range for flex is actually very low to very high, so (make-r15) should be used. Original: (flex . ,(make-sf :range (make-r25) :effort (make-sfs) :rsf (make-rsf) :dsf (make-dsf) :csf (make-csf))) Fix: (flex . ,(make-sf :range (make-r15) :effort (make-sfs) :rsf (make-rsf) :dsf (make-dsf) :csf (make-csf)))