Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft)) - page 1
- Chapter 12: Proxy-Based Estimates
- 12.1 Fuzzy Logic
- 12.2 Standard Components
- 12.3 Story Points
- 12.4 T-Shirt Sizing
- 12.5 Other Uses of Proxy-Based Techniques
- 12.6 Additional Resources
- Chapter 13: Expert Judgment in Groups
- 13.1 Group Reviews
- 13.2 Wideband Delphi
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 14: Software Estimation Tools
- 14.1 Things You Can Do with Tools That You Can t Do Manually
- 14.2 Data You ll Need to Calibrate the Tools
- 14.3 One Thing You Shouldn t Do with a Tool Any More than You Should Do Otherwise
- 14.4 Summary of Available Tools
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 15: Use of Multiple Approaches
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 16: Flow of Software Estimates on a Well-Estimated Project
- 16.1 Flow of an Individual Estimate on a Poorly Estimated Project
- 16.2 Flow of an Individual Estimate on a Well-Estimated Project
- 16.3 Chronological Estimation Flow for an Entire Project
- 16.4 Estimate Refinement
- 16.5 How to Present Reestimation to Other Project Stakeholders
- 16.6 A View of a Well-Estimated Project
- Chapter 17: Standardized Estimation Procedures
- 17.1 Usual Elements of a Standardized Procedure
- 17.2 Fitting Estimation into a Stage-Gate Process
- 17.3 An Example of a Standardized Estimation Procedure for Sequential Projects
- 17.4 An Example of a Standardized Estimation Procedure for Iterative Projects
- 17.5 An Example of a Standardized Estimation Procedure from an Advanced Organization
- 17.6 Improving Your Standardized Procedure
- Additional Resources
- Part III: Specific Estimation Challenges
- Chapter 18: Special Issues in Estimating Size
- 18.1 Challenges with Estimating Size
- 18.2 Function-Point Estimation
- 18.3 Simplified Function-Point Techniques
- 18.4 Summary of Techniques for Estimating Size
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 19: Special Issues in Estimating Effort
- 19.1 Influences on Effort
- 19.2 Computing Effort from Size
- 19.3 Computing Effort Estimates by Using the Science of Estimation
- 19.4 Industry-Average Effort Graphs
- 19.5 ISBSG Method
- 19.6 Comparing Effort Estimates
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 20: Special Issues in Estimating Schedule
- 20.1 The Basic Schedule Equation
- 20.2 Computing Schedule by Using Informal Comparisons to Past Projects
- 20.3 Jones s First-Order Estimation Practice
- 20.4 Computing a Schedule Estimate by Using the Science of Estimation
- 20.5 Schedule Compression and the Shortest Possible Schedule
- 20.6 Tradeoffs Between Schedule and Effort
- 20.7 Schedule Estimation and Staffing Constraints
- 20.8 Comparison of Results from Different Methods
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 21: Estimating Planning Parameters
- 21.1 Estimating Activity Breakdown on a Project
- 21.2 Estimating Schedule for Different Activities
- 21.3 Converting Estimated Effort (Ideal Effort) to Planned Effort
- 21.4 Cost Estimates
- 21.5 Estimating Defect Production and Removal
- 21.6 Estimating Risk and Contingency Buffers
- 21.7 Other Rules of Thumb
- 21.8 Additional Resources
- Chapter 22: Estimate Presentation Styles
- 22.1 Communicating Estimate Assumptions
- 22.2 Expressing Uncertainty
- 22.3 Using Ranges (of Any Kind)
- Additional Resources
- Chapter 23: Politics, Negotiation, and Problem Solving
- 23.1 Attributes of Executives
- 23.2 Political Influences on Estimates
- 23.3 Problem Solving and Principled Negotiation
- Additional Resources
- Appendix A: Estimate Sanity Check
- Appendix B: Answers to Chapter 2 Quiz,
