| Software
Estimation: |
| What You Can Do to Make a Difference TODAY! |
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UKHEC Report on Software Estimation |
| This report by K. Kavoussanakis and Terry Sloan of the University of Edinburgh presents an overview of software estimation history and defines basic terms while also providing an inventory of estimation methods, estimation processes, and estimation tools. Includes an excellent list of relevant web links and references for further reading. (23 pages) |
| Click Here to Read the Article! |
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| 2. Software Estimation Perspectives |
| The ability to scope projects accurately is an essential element of the software engineering discipline. The attached article by Barry W. Boehm and Richard E. Fairley outlines some of the most fundamental issues at the heart of software estimation while also providing an annotated bibliography of six articles, each consistent with the theme of “Recent Developments in Software Estimation.” (4 pages) |
| Click Here to Read the Article! |
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| 3. Software Project Estimation |
| Effective software estimates come about as a result of process definition and improvement, education and training, good project management, use of proper tools and techniques, measurement, and sufficient resources. In light of this, it could be several years before you’ve had enough time and project cycles to establish the basics from which better estimates are consistently made. Nevertheless, this article by independent software engineering consultant Kathleen Peters, in addition to outlining the basics of software estimation, recommends a few things you can do right now to make a difference. (14 pages) |
| Click Here to Read the Article! |
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| 4.
Take
this Week's ITMPI Reader's Survey on Software Estimation! |
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survey respondents who answer all survey questions will
be eligible to win a free Dell laptop at the end of each month!
Composite results of this week's survey will be published
in a future issue. |
| Please
click here to take this week's survey on software estimation. |
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| 5.
Site of the Week |
| DACS:
The Data and Analysis Center for Software |
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| 6.
Book
of the Week |
| Controlling
Software Projects: Managing, Measurement, and Estimation
by Tom DeMarco |
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| From
the back cover: “Controlling Software Projects shows
managers how to organize software projects so they are objectively
measurable, and prescribes techniques for making early and
accurate projections of time and cost to deliver. To replace
the traditional wet-finger-in-the-air kind of estimating,
the author argues for a set of function metrics: quantifiable
indications of system size and complexity derived directly
from the requirement. He presents a scheme for collection
and use of such metrics to project results and track progress
toward completion.” |
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Here to Read More or to Buy the Book! |
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| 7.
Archives |
| Special
Edition! Interview with Dr. Michael Cusumano, MIT Sloan
School of Management |
| Special
Edition! Interview with Dr. Herb Krasner, University of
Texas and Krasner Consulting |
| Special
Edition! Interview with Capers Jones, Chief Scientist Emeritus
of SPR |
| Special
Edition! Interview with Joseph McMakin, former CIO of Air
Products and Chemicals |
| Special
Edition! Interview with Tom Love, CEO and Author of Software
Pilots |
| Standard
Software Processes: 3 Easy Pieces for Getting You Started! |
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FAQ |
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