Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art by Steve McConnell

Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art



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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art Steve McConnell ebook
Publisher: Microsoft Press
ISBN: 0735605351, 9780735605350
Page: 629
Format: pdf


The folks at Construx have published a nice explanation of the cone of uncertainty – an adaptation of an idea from Steven McConnell's Software Estimation: Demystifying The Black Art (2006). To counter this problem, they One project manager wanted to add a few days to the beginning of an iteration so his team could "hit the ground running" and have a higher velocity to show to stakeholders. Software Estimation Subject: Software, Project Management Author: Steve McConnell, Microsoft Press This is a book I've been meaning to read for a while. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. Steve McConnell, CEO and Chief Software Engineer at Construx Software, presents the idea of a “Cone of Uncertainty” in his book “Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (2006)”. (For an excellent book on estimation, see Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art by Steve McConnell). Providing a proven set of procedures and heuristics that software developers, technical leads, and project managers can apply to their projects, this guide will help organizations achieve basic estimation proficiency. Friday, May 29, 2009 Something to read Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art; Software Architecture in Practice; The Mythical Man-Month. Steve is the author of Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (2006), Code Complete (1993, 2004), Rapid Development (1996), Software Project Survival Guide (1998), and Professional Software Development (2004). These tips are taken from Software Estimation – Demystifying the Black Art by Steve McConnell, published in the Microsoft Best Practices series. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (2006), Code Complete (1993, 2004), Rapid Development (1996), Software Project Survival Guide (1998), and Professional Software Development (2004). Programmers often consider estimating to be a black art—one of the most difficult things they must do. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. He has a new book out, Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. Many programmers find that they consistently estimate too low.

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