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S24E Software Estimation Techniques

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Language(s)

English & French

Seminar Description

A two day seminar exploring the current best practices in performing software estimation. Including standard development life cycles (waterfall, spiral) plus new technologies such as Object Oriented Programming, Extreme Programming, E-Commerce applications and Web Site Construction. Software projects are notoriously difficult to plan and manage. In this seminar, you will learn why and practice techniques in estimating both effort and size of software projects. Two mandatory metrics if the project is to be executed on time on budget and within specified quality goals. The relationship between quality goals and estimation time and costs will be explored. The material is taken from best industrial practices. Students will expand on the lecture material by doing practical case studies in class in estimating, using such practices as Raleigh curves, metaphors and function points. Exposure to a commercial estimation tool will be provided. They will also understand the importance of knowing the limits of the accuracy of estimates.

Topics include:

1. Welcome and introduction
2. Some horrible examples
3. An introduction to Metrics
4. Early Attempts
5. Function Points
6. Application of Function Points to Software
7. Function Points
8. The Business Case for Software Estimation
9. Review of Day 1
10. Raleigh Curve Estimation
11. Commercial Packages
12. A Large Case Study
13. Object-Oriented Metrics
14. Web Metrics
15. E-Commerce Metrics
16. Steps in the Software Estimation Process
17. Wrap-up

Seminar Highlights

• Exposure to current Best Practices in Software Estimation
• Case Studies in class to enrich learning experience
• Well-qualified, recognized experts in the field, leading the seminars

Benefits and learning outcomes

Better control on estimation of IT-related projects

Prerequisites

The only prerequisites necessary are the ability to do basic problems solving using a calculator and a general knowledge of the software and project management processes.

Instructor

Audience

IT project managers, project team members, software developers, managers, e-commerce deployers.

Location

Place du Portage, Phase III
Tower B - 1E
11 Laurier St.
Gatineau, Quebec
Room 811

Schedule

2 days

Times

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Cost

$695