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

Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art (Best Practices (Microsoft)) Often referred to as the “black art” because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as hard or mysterious as people think. His latest book is "Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art" and is a great read, full of important insights and ideas. In “Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art”, Steve McConnell brings forth all sorts of industry data that shows that the problem with software development estimation is underestimating, not overestimating. Practices of an Agile Developer by Venkat Subramaniam, Andy Hunt. Programmers often consider estimating to be a black art—one of the most difficult things they must do. Software Estimation: Demystifying a Black Art. To counter this problem, they One project manager wanted to add a few days to the beginning of an iteration so his team could "hit the ground running" and have a higher velocity to show to stakeholders. Head First Object-Oriented Analysis & Design by B. (For an excellent book on estimation, see 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. Software Estimation - Demystifying the Black Art is another masterpiece by Steve McConnell. Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art. I introduced in last june book Code Complete 2 by same author - it is suggested reading for developers. Many programmers find that they consistently estimate too low.