Software estimation: demystifying the black art

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"Author Steve McConnell unravels the mystery to successful software estimation - distilling academic information and real-world experience into a practical guide for working software professionals. Instead of arcane treatises and rigid modeling techniques, this guide highlights a proven set of procedures, understandable formulas, and heuristics that individuals and development teams can apply to their projects to help achieve estimation proficiency."--Page 4 de la couverture.

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Full title :Software estimation : demystifying the black art / Steve McConnell.

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Publication Date:2006.

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Publisher(s):Microsoft Press
Place of Publication:Redmond, Washington
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

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Description:308 pages : : illustrations

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ISBN:9780735605350, 0735605351
oclc:ocn716975503
LC Classification:QA76.76.D47
Dewey Decimal:005.1

pt. 1 : 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 -- pt. 2 : 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 -- pt. 3 : 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.

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