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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art Steve McConnell
Publisher: Microsoft Press

(2) It's no exaggeration to say that the most important thing a professional software team can do to increase its value to an organization is to become skilled in the arts of estimation and planning. 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: Software Estimation - Demystifying the black art. No sooner had I finished reading it than I had to do a bunch of estimation for a project I'm on. Steve McConnell explains how software estimation is more a science than an art. He's got a new book out, and it's called (on Amazon.com), Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft)) (Paperback). The folks at Construx have published a nice explanation of the cone of uncertainty – an adaptation of an idea from Steven McConnell's Software Estimation: Demystifying The Black Art (2006). Microsoft.press.software.estimation.demystifying.the.black.art.mar.2006.part1.rar. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft)) Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as hard or mysterious as people think. [2] This and the next section follows Chapter 4 of Steve McConnell's book, Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Microsoft Press, 2006). Steve is the author of Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (2006), Code Complete (1993, 2004), Rapid Development (1996), Software Project Survival Guide (1998), and Professional Software Development (2004). Measures for Excellence: Reliable Software On Time, Within Budget, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Yourdon Press. As I noted on my last review, the best book on estimation I've so far come across has been Steve McConnell's Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (unreviewed). Earlier this year I attended Steve McConnell's Software Estimation in Depth course based on his book Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (2006), Code Complete (1993, 2004), Rapid Development (1996), Software Project Survival Guide (1998), and Professional Software Development (2004). I personally don't have a problem with Microsoft publishing his books. Calibration and historical data. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art is one of those books that came to me just in the nick of time. Information in this books can applied to agile development as well to the classi. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art book download Download Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art - Steve McConnell.