Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction...............................................................................................................3
2.0 Management of Software Engineers...........................................................................4
3.0 Software Development Methodologies ......................................................................5
3.1 Waterfall Model.....................................................................................................5
3.2 Iterative Models.....................................................................................................7
3.2.1 Spiral Model ...................................................................................................8
3.2.2 Rapid Prototyping ...........................................................................................9
4.0 Existing and Emerging Software Metrics .................................................................10
4.1 FPA - Function Point Analysis ............................................................................10
4.2 COSMIC - Common Software Measurement International Consortium...............11
4.3 COCOMO II........................................................................................................12
5.0 Estimation in Practice ..............................................................................................12
5.1 Predictive vs. Adaptive Planning .........................................................................12
5.2 Detailed Identification of Tasks ...........................................................................13
5.3 Estimation Worksheets Offer ...............................................................................16
