Tip #98 | When allocating project effort across different activities, consider project size, project type, and the kinds of effort contained in the calibration data used to create your initial rolled-up estimate. |
Tip #99 | Consider your project's size, type, and development approach in allocating schedule to different activities. |
Tip #100 | Use industry-average data or your historical data to estimate the number of defects your project will produce. |
Tip #101 | Use defect-removal-rate data to estimate the number of defects that your quality assurance practices will remove from your software before it is released. |
Tip #102 | Use your project's total Risk Exposure (RE) as the starting point for buffer planning. Review the details of your project's specific risks to understand whether you should ultimately plan for a buffer that's larger or smaller than the total RE. |
Tip #103 | Planning and estimation are related, and planning is a much bigger topic than can be addressed in one chapter in a book that focuses on software estimation. Read the literature on planning. |