Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art Steve McConnell
Publisher: Microsoft Press

Providing a proven set of procedures and heuristics that software developers, technical leads, and project managers can apply to their projects, this guide will help organizations achieve basic estimation proficiency. If I could make this chapter mandatory company reading, I would! Object-Oriented Software Engineering: A Use-Case Driven Approach. Steve is the author of Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (2006), Code Complete (1993, 2004), Rapid Development (1996), Software Project Survival Guide (1998), and Professional Software Development (2004). I've just read McConnell's book “Software estimation – Demystifying the Black Art” published by Microsoft Press 2004. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. Steve Mcconnell's book “Software Estimation – Demystifying the Black Art” starts with an excellent chapter on just this – estimates, targets and commitments. The best See also Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art, by Steve McConnell. The contrast with Steve McConnell's latest book, Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art couldn't be clearer. Register Our 2011 Software Executive Summit registration is now open. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft)) Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and. Earlier this year I attended Steve McConnell's Software Estimation in Depth course based on his book Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. Software Development Best Practices. By Ivar Jacobson, Magnus Christerson, Patrik Jonsson, Gunnar Overgaard . If you are trying to create an estimate for a new project and are having a hard time, don't lament your lack of historical data. I've dissonant feelings toward it.