Estimating Software-Intensive Systems: Projects, Products, and Processes (SEI Series in Software Engineering)
	Practitioners who develop, manage, procure, or operate software-intensive systems need to estimate and measure the resources needed to perform such activities. They also need to calculate costs, set bid prices, and evaluate cost and price. Some practitioners also need to estimate and measure the usage of computer resources, product quality (defects), and the effectiveness and efficiency of production processes. I have distilled my 40 years of experience into a guidebook that brings practical, proven techniques and tools together to help managers and engineers immediately improve their estimates -- and drive continuing improvements over time. My book explains how to size software, identify all cost components, calculate the associated costs, and set a competitive price. These techniques apply whether you are creating custom in-house business software, purchasing or customizing "off-the-shelf" technology, or constructing complex systems. A separate section covers topics of interest for large projects: designing an appropriate Work Breakdown Structure, collecting data from cost accounting systems, and using Earned Value Measurement. Numerous examples show how to apply the techniques correctly. Boxes provide details on specific topics. The end of each chapter identifies sources of additional information. A CD-ROM provides notes on special topics, checklists, templates, spreadsheets, and a machine-readable bibliography, and links to relevant Web sites.
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This book has been licensed for Japanese translation and is on schedule for publication within the next 18 months.
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Estimating Software-Intensive Systems is available for purchase at Amazon.com. It is also available as part of the SEI Series on Software Engineering published by Addison-Wesley Professional.