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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, Estimating Probable System Cost,” Stephen A. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. So when you hear we can't estimate you'll know better.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

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Project Governance. Five Principles of Project Success , PMI, Northern Utah Chapter, Professional Development Day, 2012. Improving DOE Project Performance Using DOD Integrated Master Plan , Waste Management Symposium Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2012. Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline , AACE Workshop , April 16, 2011.

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

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The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ? The difficulty of accurate size estimation is compounded especially at the time of inception when very little information is available.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . If your project has no uncertainty, there is no need to estimate. All estimates have precision and accuracy. Deciding how much precision and accuracy is needed for a credible estimate is critical to the success of that decision.

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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. Estimation of Long?Term Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ? reducible and irreducible ?

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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. Estimation of Long?Term Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ? reducible and irreducible ?