Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft))

Overview

Applicability of Techniques in This Chapter

 

Matching Presentation Style to Estimate Accuracy

What's estimated

Size, Effort, Schedule, Features

Size of project

S M L

Development stage

Early-Late

Iterative or sequential

Both

Accuracy possible

N/A

The way you communicate an estimate suggests how accurate the estimate is. If your presentation style implies an unfounded accuracy, you lay the groundwork for a difficult discussion about the estimate itself. This chapter presents several options for presenting estimates.

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