Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Artby Steve McConnell
I'm about 1/3 of the way through the book and it's A GREAT BOOK and GOOD READ. The discussion on Over Estimating vs. Under Estimating is worth the $ and the time in itself. What are the cost, risk and overall project benefits between underestimating a project compared to overestimating? Steve M. gets into it - you may agree or not agree, but the reasoning, historic data, research, etc. provides a lot to think about. Without a good estimate, project justification, planning, etc. has no legs to stand on. Tired of throwing the dice/spinning the wheel in getting an estimate? I think this book provides more common sense guidance then I've read in a long time.
Meade, that is a good book. As is McConnell's "Code Complete." "Mythical Man Month" is another. One of the fathers of this science, of course, is Barry Boehm with his estimation research and publication.
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I took a look at your product - and it seems similiar to the estimation tool from the author of Software Estimation - Steve McConnell. The software he put together can be found at: http://www.construx.com/Page.aspx?hid=497
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