Software Estimation Demystifying the Black Art

Name: Software Estimation Demystifying the Black Art
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ISBN: 9780735605350

ISBN-10: 0735605351

ISBN-13: 9780735605350

Edition: 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Steve McConnell

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A practical guide for software developers and development teams, this book features effective and understandable formulas, procedures, and heuristics to help organizations improve their project cost estimates. Often referred to as the "black art" because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as hard or mysterious as people think. However, the art of how to create effective cost and schedule estimates has not been very well publicized. While the average software organization can struggle with project costs that run double their original estimates, some of the more sophisticated organizations achieve results with estimation errors as low as 5--10%. These best-in-class…

Book details

List price: $44.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 2/22/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.32" wide x 8.82" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Steve McConnell, the Chief Software Engineer at Construx Software, graduated from Whitman College and received an M. A. in software design from Seattle University, where he later taught. In addition to writing books, articles, reviews and columns, McConnell provides a consulting service to several companies. His books "Code Complete" (1993) and "Rapid Development" (1996) have both won Software Development magazine's Jolt award. The latter also won Windows Tech Journal's Star Tech award.



Welcome


Acknowledgments


Equations


Figures



Critical Estimation Concepts



What Is an "Estimate"?



How Good an Estimator Are You?



Value of Accurate Estimates



Where Does Estimation Error Come From?



Estimate Influences



Fundamental Estimation Techniques



Introduction to Estimation Techniques



Count, Compute, Judge



Calibration and Historical Data



Individual Expert Judgment



Decomposition and Recomposition



Estimation by Analogy



Proxy-Based Estimates



Expert Judgment in Groups



Software Estimation Tools



Use of Multiple Approaches



Flow of Software Estimates on a Well-Estimated Project



Standardized Estimation Procedures



Specific Estimation Challenges



Special Issues in Estimating Size



Special Issues in Estimating Effort



Special Issues in Estimating Schedule



Estimating Planning Parameters



Estimate Presentation Styles



Politics, Negotiation, and Problem Solving



Estimate Sanity Check



Answers to Quiz, ""



Software Estimation Tips


Bibliography


Appendix : Steve McConnell