Software Development Life Cycle
Estimating
Better estimates at less than 2% of Project Costs
You can’t predict the future, but at least you can be on time and on budget...
Sound Familiar...
- Our projects come in late and over budget
- Unrealistic schedules are imposed on us
- Customers question our ability to accurately estimate projects
- We tried it before and went back to "guesstimating"
...There is a better, economically flexible, way!
Take advantage of affordable Software as a Service technology now combined with our best practices estimating body of knowledge. Whether your project is Traditional Waterfall, Agile, Extreme or a blend, On-Demand Estimation supports your success. The result is you have more OPTIONS to get better estimates with the timely information you need to make the right decisions.
Choose the service that addresses your challenges and frustrations...
On-Demand Software Estimates
Need a ONE-TIME accurate estimate for that mission critical project? Looking for a SECOND OPINION to help sell management on the estimate? On-Demand Software Estimates may be right for you
- On-Demand Software Estimates One-Page Description
- On-Demand Estimation: Better Information, Better Decisions (Presentation slides from Webinar in PDF)
- On-Demand Estimation: Better Information, Better Decisions (Webinar replay with audio: 35 minutes)
Software Estimation Service Center
Is Estimating an ongoing activity that never seems to yield the results or the information really needed? Can't afford to invest in the proper tools, training and resources to produce consistent and reliable estimates? Our Software Estimation Service Center may be right for you
Estimation Seminar 3 Day Workshop
Estimation is both process and technique. How do you help your organization change and produce better estimates. Listen to this webinar recording which previews this offering.
- Estimation Seminar 3 Day Workshop Description
- Slides from Webinar (PDF)
- Webinar Recording Previewing Estimation Seminar 3 Day Workshop
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Related Information/Publications: Click to read more on what else can help you...
- Why cant we estimate better by Sheila Dennis and David Herron (PDF)
- Turn perfectly good words into numbers by Tom Cagley (PDF)
- Second Opinion on Estimates by David Herron (PDF)
- Principles of Sizing and Estimating using Function Points by David Garmus (PDF)
- Project Estimation Training Class
- On-Demand Estimation: Better Information, Better Decisions (Presentation slides from Webinar in PDF)
- On-Demand Estimation: Better Information, Better Decisions (Webinar replay with audio: 35 minutes)
- Functional Metrics In Agile Estimation (Presentation slides from Webinar in PDF)
- Functional Metrics In Agile Estimation (Webinar replay with audio: 40 minutes)
- Agile Estimation Using Functional Metrics White Paper (PDF)
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