Controlling the Chaos of Agile Development
This is a very short course in the International Function Point Users Group's (IFPUG's) Software Non-Functional Assessment Process (SNAP). It is offered in the same spirit as A Very Short Course in Function Point Analysis. As I begin this post, I am … [Continue reading]
When I was going to college and even when I first graduated, I used to work with my father doing roofing. One day he told me to flash the skylight on a roof we were working on. (If you don't know what this means, don't worry about it.) My father … [Continue reading]
The concept of new development is pretty straight forward. You start with nothing, write some code and then you have an application. Enhancement projects are a little more complicated. You start with an existing application. You add to it. You may … [Continue reading]
When most people think about estimating, they are thinking about bottom-up estimating. When your car needs to be repaired, you bring it to a mechanic. If you need new brakes, you will get an estimate for the cost of the brakes and the amount of time … [Continue reading]
First, let me tell you that I love this book. It covers the techniques that agile development teams use to estimate and plan their projects. It has an interesting and well worked out case study. Second, let me tell you that this post is NOT a book … [Continue reading]