Practical Software Estimation: Function Point Methods for Insourced and Outsourced Projects

Acknowledgments

Throughout the journey of writing this book—and in a few situations before, which actually led to the writing of this book—a number of well-wishers have helped me. In no particular order, I would like to place on record my heartfelt thanks to all of them.

For initiating the idea of writing a book on estimation and continually reminding me to act on it, I would like to thank many of my close friends, in particular, my colleagues S. V. Subrahmanya and Shubha V. One person acted as my guide and mentor, always carefully listening to my radical ideas on software estimations and many other IT related topics: Srinath Batni. Srinath always participated actively in my thought processes and in fact refined and improved upon the ideas on ...