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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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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 ‒ Steve McConnell. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. Laplante, ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes , Vol.

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Software Estimating Resources

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“Effort Distribution to Estimate Cost in Small to Medium Software Development Project with Use Case Points,” Putu Linda Primandari and Sholiq, The Third Information Systems International Conference, Procedia Computer Science, 72, pp. Wilson, Proceedings of the 1990 Winter Simulation Conference, IEEE. “On Avaramidlis and J.

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

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In all engineering worlds, from software engineering to bending metal for money, there is really nothing new under the sun. Rarely are software engineers working on science experiments. Then you can read " A Complexity Primer for Systems Engineers, A White Paper." Complexity Primer (Sandia).

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

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In all engineering worlds, from software engineering to bending metal for money, there is really nothing new under the sun. Rarely are software engineers working on science experiments. Then you can read " A Complexity Primer for Systems Engineers, A White Paper." Complexity Primer (Sandia).