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Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art Steve McConnell
Publisher: Microsoft Press

Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. Measures for Excellence: Reliable Software On Time, Within Budget, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Yourdon Press. In: Software Estimation - Demystifying the black art. Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software. Programmers often consider estimating to be a black art—one of the most difficult things they must do. Calibration and historical data. Bertrand Meyer Object-Oriented Software Construction (2nd Edition) + Steve McConnell Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art * Mike Cohn User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development - Donald E. Register Our 2011 Software Executive Summit registration is now open. Steve is the author of Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (2006), Code Complete (1993, 2004), Rapid Development (1996), Software Project Survival Guide (1998), and Professional Software Development (2004). To counter this problem, they One project manager wanted to add a few days to the beginning of an iteration so his team could "hit the ground running" and have a higher velocity to show to stakeholders. The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. I've just read McConnell's book “Software estimation – Demystifying the Black Art” published by Microsoft Press 2004. Many programmers find that they consistently estimate too low. I've dissonant feelings toward it. Software Development Best Practices.