Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art Steve McConnell
Publisher: Microsoft Press

A few development directors at work have gotten together to read the book Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art, which I finished today. Steve McConnell, Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. References: Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art: McConnell; Agile Project Management: Highsmith; Code Ownership · Law of Large Numbers · Teamicide. Object-Oriented Software Engineering: A Use-Case Driven Approach. Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. Generally speaking though, time based estimation has been one of the more problematic approaches in many more active software projects, and especially greenfield and commercial development. Levels and understand the effect on the schedule. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft)) Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. He describes about 90% accuracy, the value of historical data and politics. By Ivar Jacobson, Magnus Christerson, Patrik Jonsson, Gunnar Overgaard . Strict control is something that matters a lot on relatively useless projects and much less on useful projects. See also Tom DeMarco's article where he says. Describes lots of factors we normally overlook during estimation. Software Estimation Best Practices, Tools & Techniques: A Complete Guide for Software Project Estimators - Chemuturi, Murali - EBSCO Book Services Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices. [3]Steve McConnell, Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Microsoft Press, 2006). McConnell describes the difference between science and art of estimation. Some of the problems with time based estimation: .. That's why I'm glad that superstar Steve McConnell dumped his wisdom into Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art.