Agile estimating and planning fills a gap left by most of the other books and gives you important, practical, downtoearth techniques needed to be successful on agile development. Construx software, 10900 ne 8th st, ste 50, bellevue, wa. Often referred to as the black art because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. Demystifying the black art 1 by steve mcconnell isbn.
Demystifying the black art 2006, code complete 1993, 2004, rapid development 1996, software project survival guide 1998, andprofessional software. Agile development, including scrum, provides potentially useful estimation tools, but in practice little work is done that could truly be called estimation. With agile estimating and planning, mike cohn has given us a definitive guide to a wide range of agile estimating and planning practices. Demystifying the black art developer best practices kindle edition by mcconnell, steve. I deliver keynote speeches at public and private conferences every year. If you are struggling with software project estimation, our signature trainingconsulting approach will get you on track. He is chief software engineer of construx software and was the lead developer of construx estimate and of spc estimate professional, winner of software development magazines. Boehmweb the site for barry boehms cocomo effort and schedule estimation research, and free. Construx helps software development organizations become more productive and get to market faster. The book really brings together everything we have learned about agile estimation and planning over the past decade.
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About the author steve mcconnell is recognized as one of the premier authors and voices in the development community. Demystifying the black art software estimation is not as hard or mysterious as many people think. Steve is the lead for the construction knowledge area of selection from software estimation. The average software project overruns its planned budget and schedule by at least 50 percent. In software development, effort estimation is the process of predicting the most realistic amount of effort expressed in terms of personhours or money required to develop or maintain software based on. In fact, generating accurate estimates is straightforwardonce. Highlights from the course common sources of estimation error. Steve mcconnell is a ceo, and chief software engineer at. He is chief software engineer of construx software and was the lead developer of construx estimate and of spc estimate professional, winner of software development magazines productivity award. We offer this course privately at your location, online, virtually, and at our bellevue, wa campus. The cone of uncertainty introduction to software estimation s cone of uncertainty narrowing the cone of uncertainty relationship between the cone of uncertainty and commitment the cone of uncertainty and iterative development related resources introduction to the cone of uncertainty early in a project, specific details of the nature of the software to be built, details. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading software estimation. Code complete, second edition a practical handbook of software construction practices. We cover the complete software development lifecycle, with a.
Software estimation in depth construx software youtube. He is chief software engineer of construx software and was the. He also served as the editorinchief of the ieee software magazine. This online class is based on the bestselling book, software estimation. He is the author of several bestselling books, including the highly influential code complete, often cited as the most popular software development book of all. Agile development, including scrum, provides potentially useful estimation tools, but in practice little work is. Steve mcconnell is ceo and chief software engineer at construx software where he consults to a broad range of industries, teaches seminars, and oversees construxs software development practices. In 2006 he published a book on software estimation. Updated for web development, objectoriented development, agile practices, and other modern construction issues. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A must read for all agile aspirants this is an excellent book written by mike cohn who is the founder of mountain goat software. Books by construx authors steve mcconnells award winning books and books by other authors at construx software. Steve mcconnell, construx instructor, teaching estimation in depth seminar.
If you take a look at the white papers section of the construx website free registration required, but its worth it youll find a number of excellent presentations in pdf format that are good reminders and. Topics include design, applying good techniques to construction, eliminating. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read software estimation. This course is based on the bestselling book, software estimation. Steve mcconnell describes common impediments to estimation on agile projects. Software estimation shows software developers, technical leads, and project managers how to create more meaningful and accurate cost and schedule estimates. Demystifying the black art best practices microsoft was written by steve mcconnell. Agile estimating and planning demystifies the process of defining, driving, and delivering great software that matters to the business. Giving thanksfree training on code complete, estimation. At construx, we believe that all software projects can be successful, and we believe that improving the software development skills of companies, teams, and. He is chief software engineer of construx software and was the lead developer of construx estimate. In his highly anticipated book, acclaimed author steve mcconnell unravels the. Today i will be talking with steve about software cost estimation.
Demystifying the black art ebook written by steve mcconnell. Estimate pro and construx estimate tools uses theory from. If you dont do one of them, you dont need the other two. He is the author of several books, including code complete and rapid development, both honored with software development magazines jolt award. Software estimation in an agile world common impediments to estimation on agile projects, plus key practices that lead to estimation providing far better results.
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