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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices) View Larger Image | Steve McConnell
Microsoft Press, Paperback, Published February 2006, 272 pages, ISBN 0735605351 | List Price: $39.99
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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 organizations use scientific techniques that are
not cost-effective, however, making them of limited use to most software development
organizations. To address these issues, Software Estimation focuses on the art
of software estimation and provides a proven set of procedures and heuristics
that software developers, technical leads, and project managers can apply to
their projects. Instead of arcane treatises and rigid modeling techniques, award-winning
author Steve McConnell gives practical guidance to help organizations achieve
basic estimation proficiency and lay the groundwork to continue improving project
cost estimates. This book is organized from simple tips to more advanced ideas;
it does not avoid the more hairy mathematical estimation approaches, but the
non-mathematical reader will find plenty of useful guidelines without getting
bogged down in complex formulas.
About the Author
Steve McConnell is recognized as one of the premier authors and voices in the
development community. He is Chief Software Engineer of Construx Software and
was the lead developer of Construx Estimate and of SPC Estimate Professional,
winner of Software Development magazine's Productivity Award. He is the author
of several books, including Code Complete and Rapid Development, both honored
with Software Development magazine's Jolt Award.
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