| Description |
1 online resource (xxxv, 643 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The Estimation Challenges; Estimation Fundamentals; Prerequisites for Estimation; The Implementation of Estimation; Estimation Methods; Estimating Maintenance Effort; Software Measurement and Metrics: Fundamentals; Product- and Process- Metrics; Object-Oriented Metrics; Measurement Communities and Resources; Benchmarking of IT Projects; The IFPUG Function Point Counting Method; Functional Size Measurement Methods (FSMMs); Variants of the IFPUG Function Point Counting Method; Using Functional Size Measurement Methods |
| Summary |
The first step towards success in a software project is to ensure a professional setup. This includes a metrics-based formal estimation process to ensure a solid foundation for project planning. Accurate estimates require quantitative measurements, ideally tool based. In addition, software project managers must also monitor and update these estimates during the projecta (TM)s lifecycle to control progress and assess possible risks. Based on their many years of practical experience as software managers and consultants, Manfred Bundschuh and Carol Dekkers present a framework of value to anyone i |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 611-627) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Software measurement.
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Management.
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management.
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COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- Quality Assurance & Testing.
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Software measurement.
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Informatique.
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Software measurement
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dekkers, Carol
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| ISBN |
9783540681885 |
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3540681884 |
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1281756741 |
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9781281756749 |
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9786611756741 |
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6611756744 |
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