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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? Chakraborty and K.

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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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In-Depth: How Easily Biases Distort What We Believe (In The Workplace)

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Ross & Nisbett (2011) offer an extensive overview of research in this area. . Initially coined by cognitive psychologist Lee Ross (1977), it happens when people underestimate the influence of the situation on the behavior of others while overestimating the influence of their personal traits and beliefs (Berry, 2015).

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Complete Collection of Project Management Statistics 2015

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earned an average of 16% more (approximately $14,500 ) than their non-credentialed peers in 2011. [6]. Estimated Project-Oriented Job Openings 2010-2020: . Inadequate cost estimates – 29%. Inaccurate task time estimate – 27%. Capterra Project Management User Research Report 2015. 8,153,340. . 3,975,650. .

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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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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. Creating Credible Plans, Integrated Reporting and Control Systems - Part 1 , College of Performance Management, IPM Workshop, 2015. Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline , AACE Workshop , April 16, 2011.

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On Technical Debt And Code Smells: Surprising insights from scientific studies

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So I was pleasantly surprised when Carsten Grønbejrg Lützen pointed at a peer-reviewed academic paper by Michele Tufano and his colleagues (2015), called “When and Why Your Code Starts To Smell Bad”. 2011, Politowski, 2020). But I’ve learned the hard way that intuitions are often wrong. 2012, Li & Shatnawi, 2007).