Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Paperback)

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You practical guide to learning best practice software estimation skills for the real world

Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. In fact, generating accurate estimates is straightforward—once you understand the art of creating them.

In his highly anticipated book, acclaimed author Steve McConnell unravels the mystery to successful software estimation—distilling academic information and real-world experience into a practical guide for working software professionals. Instead of arcane treatises and rigid modeling techniques, this guide highlights a proven set of procedures, understandable formulas, and heuristics that individuals and development teams can apply to their projects to help achieve estimation proficiency.

Discover how to:
• Estimate schedule and cost—or estimate the functionality that can be delivered within a given time frame
• Avoid common software estimation mistakes
• Learn estimation techniques for you, your team, and your organization
• Estimate specific project activities—including development, management, and defect correction
• Apply estimation approaches to any type of project—small or large, agile or traditional
• Navigate the shark-infested political waters that surround project estimates

When many corporate software projects are failing, McConnell shows you what works for successful software estimation.

 

《描述》

在這本期待已久的書中，著名作家史蒂夫·麥康奈爾揭開了成功軟體估算的神秘面紗，將學術知識和實際經驗融入一本實用指南，供軟體專業人士參考。這本指南不僅強調了一套經過驗證的程序、易於理解的公式和經驗法則，還提供了個人和開發團隊可以應用於項目中以提高估算能力的方法。

本書將教你如何：
- 估算進度和成本，或者估算在一定時間內可以交付的功能
- 避免常見的軟體估算錯誤
- 學習適合你、你的團隊和組織的估算技巧
- 估算特定的項目活動，包括開發、管理和缺陷修復
- 將估算方法應用於任何類型的項目，無論是小型還是大型，敏捷還是傳統
- 在項目估算周圍的政治環境中遊走

當許多企業軟體項目失敗時，麥康奈爾向你展示了成功軟體估算的方法。

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