Three categories of estimating technique
Expert judgement
- individually or in teams
- eg. Wideband Delphi Technique
Theoretical models
- formulae or algorithms
- eg. Halstead’s Software Science
Analogy
- comparison with other, similar projects
- eg. Function Point Analysis
Identifying tasks, estimating & metrics
Uni Glamorgan students have an Estimating handout,
to which they should now refer
Other topics