Project Estimation

Michael Kalika — Sun, 16 Oct 2005 04:08:00 GMT

Estimation of project is a necessary part of the process and it is required for the effective planning. One of the modern techniques of estimation is using Use Case Points.
The idea is to measure a complexity of each of the use cases and count additional environmental and technical factors such as if the requirements are stable, object oriented experience, if the system is a distributed system and so on...
For additional information go and see articles:

How to Prepare Quotation Using Use Case Points
Estimating With Use Case Points

And here, you can find an automated tool (EZEstimate) for calculation of the Use Case Points.

Software Development Process

Project Estimation