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Software Estimation: Let's Fix the Problem

Posted April 26, 2006 | | Amplify

The press regularly echoes the never-ending frustration of business and project managers with large overruns, huge delays, and low-quality delivery of software projects. Software estimation remains a vexing conundrum. If a civil engineer can produce reliable estimates for a new bridge, why can't software engineers produce reliable estimates for software projects?

About The Author
Eduardo Casais
Eduardo Casais, PhD, PMP, is a management professor on the Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve, Portugal. After holding senior executive jobs with Digital Equipment Corp. and Motorola Inc., Dr. Casais became an international consultant in project management. His current interests are in the area of forecasting, technology diffusion, and strategy development.
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