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Summary: Useful reference for practitioners
Review: This is an "old" book (1987) but the only one I found so far that addresses cost estimation in real world situations, conceptually. It presents techniques and examples not only for new development but also for maintenance and modification of systems, which usually are lacking in other texts. The focus is in application, not in model development, and models used are those available at the time. The theory and models are better learned somewhere else because the presentation is VERY compact, hard to follow. I used this book as a text in a course I taught 10 years ago in a professional master's program and it was a success with students. It would be very useful to have a new edition, updated with the current models and tools. Editors, give this author a chance if he is still around.
Rating:
Summary: Useful reference for practitioners
Review: This is an "old" book (1987) but the only one I found so far that addresses cost estimation in real world situations, conceptually. It presents techniques and examples not only for new development but also for maintenance and modification of systems, which usually are lacking in other texts. The focus is in application, not in model development, and models used are those available at the time. The theory and models are better learned somewhere else because the presentation is VERY compact, hard to follow. I used this book as a text in a course I taught 10 years ago in a professional master's program and it was a success with students. It would be very useful to have a new edition, updated with the current models and tools. Editors, give this author a chance if he is still around.
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