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Basis of Estimating Software Development

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The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

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Microeconomics and Risk Management in Decision Making for Software Development

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If we look at the discipline of software engineering, we see that the microeconomics branch of economics deals more with the types of decisions we need to make as software engineers or managers. Software engineering economics." IEEE Transactions of Software Engineering, 1 (1984): 4-21.

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

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The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ? A Probabilistic Method for Predicting Software Code Growth," Michael Ross, Journal of Cost Analysis and Parametrics 4:127-147, 2011. "10

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Cone of Uncertainty - Revisited

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The Cone of Uncertainty,” Stephen Gryphon, Phillippe Kruchten, and Steve McConnell, Letters, IEEE Software , 23 (5) 2006, pp 8?10. Shrinking the Cone of Uncertainty with Continuous Assessment for Software Team Dynamics in Design and Development,” Pongtip Aroonvatanaporn,”Ph.D. 37–48, 2007.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. McMahon, Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , July/August 2015, pp. Architecting Large Scale Agile Software Development: A Risk–Driven Approach,” Ipek Ozkaya, Michael Gagliardi, Robert L.

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Wrike vs. Jira: Compare Jira Alternatives

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Let’s take a quick look at the advantages of using Jira: Because it’s part of a bigger group, it offers integrations with a range of products, including over 3,000 Jira Software apps that can be tailored for your use case. Due to its origins in software engineering, Jira is great for issue management. What is Wrike?

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Resources for Cone of Uncertainty

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Seems there is still some confusion (intentional or accidental) about the Cone of Uncertainty and its purpose and its use in software development. In “Schedule Estimation and Uncertainty Surrounding the Cone of Uncertainty” (May/June 2006), (the author) expresses some concern about whether uncertainty really does decrease over time.

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