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Often referred to as the black art because of its complexity and uncertainty, software estimation is not as difficult or puzzling as people think. In fact, generating accurate estimates is straightforwardonce you understand the art of creating them. In his highly anticipated book, acclaimed author Steve McConnell unravels the mystery to successful software estimationdistilling academic information and real-world experience into a practical guide for working software professionals. Instead of arcane treatises and rigid modeling techniques, this guide highlights a proven set of procedures, understandable formulas, and heuristics that individuals and development teams can apply to their projects to help achieve estimation proficiency. Discover how to: Estimate schedule and costor estimate the functionality that can be delivered within a given time frame Avoid common software estimation mistakes Learn estimation techniques for you, your team, and your organization Estimate specific project activitiesincluding development, management, and defect correction Apply estimation approaches to any type of projectsmall or large, agile or traditional Navigate the shark-infested political waters that surround project estimates When many corporate software projects are failing, McConnell shows you what works for successful software estimation.

史蒂夫·邁剋康奈爾（Steve McConnell）是IEEE Software的總編，Construx Software的總工程師兼總裁，多傢世界知名軟件公司的顧問，在美國軟件業享有很高的聲譽。他編著的圖書包括獲得1993年度美國Jolt圖書大奬的《完美的編碼法則》，獲得1999年Jolt圖書大奬的《淘金熱的背後——成為專業的軟件工程人員》《微軟項目：求生法則》。