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Basis of Estimating Software Development

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The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. When it is suggested that estimating is hard, of no value, and unnecessary, always ask what principle is used to support that claim? Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Don't hear one?

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Quote of the Day

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Making decisions in the presence of uncertainty requires estimating the outcomes of those decisions. Any conjecture claiming decision can be made in the presence of uncertainty without estimates is a fallacy. Editors, Springer, 2011. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. and Vidal, L-A.,

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

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Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB) , AACE Workshop, Denver, Colorado, April 16, 2011. Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline , AACE Workshop , April 16, 2011. Earned Value + Agile = Success , National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) Conference, 4-6 April 2011, Baltimore, MD.

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Quote of the Day

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Making decisions in the presence of uncertainty requires estimating the outcomes of those decisions. Any conjecture claiming decision can be made in the presence of uncertainty without estimates is a fallacy. Editors, Springer, 2011. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. and Vidal, L-A.,

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Risk Management Resources

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requires making estimates) ? 5, September/October 2011. A Simulation-Based Risk Network Model for Decision Support in Project Risk Management,” Chao Fang and Franck Marle, in Decision Support Systems , Elsevier, 2011. Kadane, and Anthony O’Hagan, Carnegie Mellon University, Statistics & Data Science, January 5, 2005.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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requires making estimates) ? 5, September/October 2011. A Simulation-Based Risk Network Model for Decision Support in Project Risk Management,” Chao Fang and Franck Marle, in Decision Support Systems , Elsevier, 2011. Kadane, and Anthony O’Hagan, Carnegie Mellon University, Statistics & Data Science, January 5, 2005.

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Software Estimating Resources

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This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. COSMIC Software Estimation Approach,” Alain Abran, ICEAA Workshop, Portland Oregon, June 6?9, Flint, School of Management, Working Paper Series, September 2005.”.