CONTENIDO: CRITICAL ESTIMATION CONCEPTS
What is an “estimate”?
How good an estimator are you?
Value of accurate estimates
Where does estimation error come from?
Estimate influences
FUNDAMENTAL ESTIMATION TECHNIQUES
Introduction to estimation techniques
Count, compute, judge
Calibration and historical data
Individual expert judgment
Decomposition and recomposition
Estimation by analogy
Proxy- based estimates
Expert judgement in groups
Software estimation tools
Use of multiple approaches
Flow of software estimates on a well-estimated project
Standardized estimationprocedures
SPECIFIC ESTIMATION CHALLENGES
Special issues in estimating size
Special issues in estimating effort
Special issues in estimating schedule
Estimating planning parameters
Estimate presentation styles
Politics, negotiation, and problem solving
