This document is an overview of a workshop on software estimation that is divided into three parts. Part I covers critical estimation concepts like what an estimate is, sources of estimation error, and the value of accurate estimates. Part II details fundamental estimation techniques such as expert judgment, decomposition, analogy, and tool-based estimates. Part III discusses specific challenges in estimating size, effort, schedule, and presenting estimates. The workshop aims to demystify the process of software estimation.

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Software Estimation
Demystifying the Black Art
Wildan Maulana
wildan.m@openthinklabs.com
http://workshop.openthinklabs.com

2. Overview

3. Part I
Critical Estimation Concepts
● What Is an "Estimate"?
● How Good an Estimator Are You?
● Value of Accurate Estimates
● Where Does Estimation Error Come From?
● Estimate Influences

4. Part II
Fundamental Estimation Techniques
● Introduction to Estimation ● Expert Judgment in Groups
Techniques ● Software Estimation Tools
● Count, Compute, Judge
● Use of Multiple Approaches
● Calibration and Historical
Data ● Flow of Software Estimates
● Individual Expert Judgment on a Well-Estimated Project
● Decomposition and ● Standardized Estimation
Recomposition Procedures
● Estimation by Analogy
● Proxy-Based Estimates

5. Part III
Specific Estimation Challenges
● Special Issues in Estimating Size
● Special Issues in Estimating Effort
● Special Issues in Estimating Schedule
● Estimating Planning Parameters
● Estimate Presentation Styles
● Politics, Negotiation, and Problem Solving

6. Reference