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I am currently reading Software Estimation written by Steve McConnell. I have chosen to read this book because I am in a middle of job requires me to estimate a web project and to put a detailed plan for developing this application. Really, someone may ask me why reading a book full of pages to carry out a task may be done with some trial and error?! and here is the answer.

Why this book?!

Book Contents

Welcome [pdf]

CRITICAL ESTIMATION CONCEPTS

1 What is an “Estimate?” [pdf]

2 How Good an Estimator Are You?

3 Value of Accurate Estimates

4 Where Does Estimation Error Come From?

5 Estimate Influences

FUNDAMENTAL ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES

6 Introduction to Estimation Techniques

7 Count, Compute, Judge [pdf]

8 Calibration and Historical Data

9 Individual Expert Judgment

10 Decomposition and Recomposition

11 Estimation by Analogy

12 Proxy Based Estimates

13 Expert Judgment in Groups

14 Software Estimation Tools

15 Use of Multiple Approaches

16 Flow of Software Estimates on a Well-Estimated Project

17 Standardized Estimation Procedures [pdf]

SPECIFIC ESTIMATION CHALLENGES

18 Special Issues in Estimating Size

19 Special Issues in Estimating Effort

20 Special Issues in Estimating Schedule

21 Estimating Planning Parameters

22 Estimate Presentation Styles

23 Politics, Negotiation, and Problem Solving

Appendices

A. Answers to Quiz to Chapter 2

B. Bibliography

C. Summary of Estimation Tips [pdf]

Index