Estimating Software Costs - Hardcover

Jones, Capers; Jones, T. Capers

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9780079130945: Estimating Software Costs

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ISBN 10: 0079130941 ISBN 13: 9780079130945

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1998

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Software development costs get out of control fast, partly because it's so difficult to make accurate estimates in advance. This book gives you tools to bring the process in line with reality. It takes into account metrics, estimation tools, object technology, global cost factors, the effect of multiple platforms, contractual issues, and the threat of litigation. You will come away with a fuller understanding of how to estimate costs, schedules, and qualityNand an enhanced ability to reduce your skyrocketing software costs.

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Get a handle on skyrocketing software costs. Are your software costs spiraling out of control? Do your projects chronically run late, exceed budget, and go out the door bug-laden, if at all? Have you discovered a commercial software cost estimating tool that works for your situation? Are you even familiar with how these increasingly sophisticated tools operate? Capers Jones, a pioneer and innovator in the field, probes the fundamental issues involved with the notoriously tough task of software cost estimation. Rather than provide simplistic manual formulas that lack the accuracy needed for contracts and serious business purposes, he explores in great detail the mutifaceted variables that cause estimates to be higher or lower than average. The result for you: A clear, complete understanding of how to estimate software costs, schedules, and quality far more effectively than you may have thought possible. You'll learn the technical details of how software cost estimates are produced...what kinds of commercial tools are available...how these tools work within various project management suites...and how to troubleshoot and solve typical problems, such as: sizing the project before requirements are firm; dealing with creeping requirements; handling excessive schedule pressure; taking international factors into account; planning for contractual and legal concerns.

About the Author:

Capers Jones is a leading authority in the world of software estimating. He was the founder and chairman of Software Productivity Research, where he currently serves as chief scientist emeritus.

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