
Software Estimation
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Discover how to:
Estimate schedule and cost-or estimate the functionality that can be delivered within a given time frame
Avoid common software estimation mistakes
Learn estimation techniques for you, your team, and your organization * Estimate specific project activities-including development, management, and defect correction
Apply estimation approaches to any type of project-small or large, agile or traditional
Navigate the shark-infested political waters that surround project estimates
When many corporate software projects are failing, McConnell shows you what works for successful software estimation.
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Content
1. What Is an "Estimate"?
2. How Good an Estimator Are You?
3. Value of Accurate Estimates
4. Where Does Estimation Error Come From?
5. Estimate Influences
II. Fundamental Estimation Techniques
6. Introduction to Estimation Techniques
7. Count, Compute, Judge
8. Calibration and Historical Data
9. Individual Expert Judgment
10. Decomposition and Recomposition
11. Estimation by Analogy
12. Proxy-Based Estimates
13. Expert Judgment in Groups
14. Software Estimation Tools
15. Use of Multiple Approaches
17. Standardized Estimation Procedures
III. Specific Estimation Challenges
18. Special Issues in Estimating Size
19. Special Issues in Estimating Effort
20. Special Issues in Estimating Schedule
21. Estimating Planning Parameters
22. Estimate Presentation Styles
23. Politics, Negotiation, and Problem Solving
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