Chapter 20


Tip #89 

Use the Basic Schedule Equation to estimate schedule early in medium-to-large projects.

Tip #90 

Use the Informal Comparison to Past Projects formula to estimate schedule early in a small-to-large project.

Tip #91 

Use Jones's First-Order Estimation Practice to produce a low-accuracy (but very low-effort) schedule estimate early in a project.

Tip #92 

Do not shorten a schedule estimate without increasing the effort estimate.

Tip #93 

Do not shorten a nominal schedule more than 25%. In other words, keep your estimates out of the Impossible Zone.

Tip #94 

Reduce costs by lengthening the schedule and conducting the project with a smaller team.

Tip #95 

For medium-sized business-systems projects (35,000 to 100,000 lines of code) avoid increasing the team size beyond 7 people.

Tip #96 

Use schedule estimation to ensure your plans are plausible. Use detailed planning to produce the final schedule.

Tip #97 

Remove the results of overly generic estimation techniques from your data set before you look for convergence or spread among your estimates.




Software Estimation. Demystifying the Black Art
Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft))
ISBN: 0735605351
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 212

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