Estimating Software Costs: Bringing Realism to Estimating (Hardcover, 2)

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section 1 Introduction to Software Cost Estimation

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 The Origins of Software Cost Estimation

Chapter 3 Six Forms of Software Cost Estimation

Chapter 4 Software Cost Estimating Tools and Project Success and Failure Rates

Chapter 5 Sources of Error in Software Cost Estimation

Section 2 Preliminary Estimation Methods

Chapter 6 Manual Software Estimating Methods

Chapter 7 Manual Software Estimating Methods Derived from Agile Projects and New

Chapter 8 Automated Estimates from Minimal Data

Section 3 Sizing Software Deliverables

Chapter 9 Sizing Software Deliverables

Section 4 Cost Estimating Adjustment Factors

Chapter 10 Compensation and Work-Pattern Adjustments

Chapter 11 Activity Pattern Adjustment Factors

Chapter 12 Software Technology Adjustment Factors

Section 5 Activity-Based Software Estimating

Chapter 13 Estimating Software Requirements

Chapter 14 Estimating Software Prototypes

Chapter 15 Estimating Software Specifications and Design

Chapter 16 Estimating Design Inspections

Chapter 17 Estimating Programming or Coding

Chapter 18 Estimating Code Inspections

Chapter 19 Estimating Software Configuration Control and Change Management

Chapter 20 Estimating Software Testing

Chapter 21 Estimating User and Project Documentation

Chapter 22 Estimating Software Project Management

Section 6 Maintenance and Enhancement Cost Estimating

Chapter 23 Maintenance and Enhancement Estimating

Chapter 24 Software Cost-Estimating Research Issues

Index