LEARNING OUTCOMES

When you have completed this chapter you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following:

the effects of over- and under-estimating;

effort versus duration;

the relationship between effort and cost;

estimates and targets;

use of expert judgement, including advantages and disadvantages;

the Delphi approach;

top-down estimating

bottom-up estimating;

the use of analogy in estimating.

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