Practical Software Project Estimation: A Toolkit for Estimating Software Development Effort & Duration

Product verifiable, defensible, and achievable software estimatesBased on data collected by the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG), Practical Software Project Estimation explains how to accurately forecast the size, cost, and schedule of software projects. Get expert advice on generating accurate estimates, minimizing risks, and planning and managing projects. Valuable appendixes provide estimation equations, delivery rate tables, and the ISBSG Repository demographics. Verify project objectives and requirementsDetermine, validate, and refine software functional sizeProduce indicative estimates using regression equationsPredict effect and duration through comparison and analogyBuild estimation frameworksPerform benchmarks using the ISBSG RepositoryCompare IFPUG, COSMIC, and FiSMA sizing methodsPeter Hill is the chief executive officer and a director of the ISBSG. He has been in the information services industry for more than 40 years and has compiled and edited five books for the ISBSG.