Software Estimation is responsive to the widespread problems the software industry has experienced in creating meaningful cost and schedule estimates. Software estimation is not as hard or mysterious as many people think, but the knowledge of how to create effective estimates has not been well publicized.P3M Provide provides a comprehensive set of tips and heuristics that software developers, technical leads, and project managers can apply to create more accurate estimates. It presents fundamental estimation techniques and addresses specific estimation challenges. It explains how to avoid common pitfalls. Software Estimation doesn’t avoid hairy mathematical approaches, but the non-mathematical reader will find plenty of useful guidelines without getting bogged down in complex formulas.

Course overview of one day workshop on Software Estimation (Initial Draft)

Session No.	Topics	Details	Time
1	Introductory Session	Know each other (Faculty and Trainees), Briefing of course overview	15 minutes
2	Overview of Software Estimation Process & Standard Software Size Estimation Techniques	Overview of Software Estimation Process, Overview of IFPUG Function Points, Quick FPA, Mark II Function Points, Object Points, Use Case Points	2 hours
3	IFPUG Function Point Analysis in Detail (This session could be customized to any specific technique in detail, eg. Mark II FP or Use Case Points etc, depending on client’s requirement)	IFPUG Function Point Analysis in detail, FP Counting – One Exercise and One Quiz based on a Case Study	4 hours
4	Effort, Schedule and Cost Estimation Techniques	COCOMO Models – COCOMO 81, COCOMO II, COCOMO 81 Exercise, Delphi Wide Band Technique, Pricing/Cost Estimation using Full Time Equivalent	2 hours

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