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"Estimation with Use Cases: A Simple and Effective Approach to Estimating Softwa

MtnTopRebel

2006-03-21, 10:03 pm

"Estimation with Use Cases: A Simple and Effective Approach to
Estimating Software Projects" by Jon Porter.

Amazon book link from here: http://porterlearning.com/index.html

The primary goal of this publication is to provide a simple method
of forming useful estimates of time and effort in the early phases of
object oriented software projects. The estimation methodology presented
here is based on Use Case Point Analysis, a derivative of Function
Point Analysis. This publication includes a point-by-point process on
how to perform estimation and requires no special knowledge beyond this
writing to implement. The author has been successfully using this
method for 8 years and has estimated over 200 projects. What is most
remarkable is that a useful project estimate can be made in about an
hour using

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