Parallel experience (but it may be valid). One place I worked got some consultants in to estimate the effort needed for a particular project, using Function...
Dagna, The FPA requires to have access to an almost complete "data model" and sketeched UI. From http://www.softwaremetrics.com/fpafund.htm "Function Point...
I have used FPA's extensively to estimate effort. My estimation was based on *Experience* in the first place. First estimation was only banded, e.g. Band 4,...
Estimating Where the programmer takes on yet another role, this time as the soothsayer. And the accountant rejoices. Eventually they promote the guilty, hang...
The project manager I've been working with just got back from his vacation. While he was away the cats played, and last week we had a set of headline business...
Today I had once again proof that delivering "things that work" generate more business. We overshoot the effort estimate by a factor of 2 (meaning that I've...
Thanx Pete The fun of my situation is that the CIO is an accountant - NO IT experience :) At least I like a challenge - and I am taking baby steps. It is funny...
Hi ! We need professionals with experience in agile and extreme programming. Any one who is interested in relocating to Bangalore India please send in your...
Deepa Hoon
deepahoon@...
Sep 7, 2004 6:27 am
1083
Hi let me know what is your requirements.I am an expert and working in IT for 8 yrs. -singh 09845904095 Hi ! We need professionals with experience in agile and...
Singh Dharmendra
singh.dharmendra@...
Sep 7, 2004 6:34 am
1084
Incase you work for Thoughworks ignore the mail or else rever asap About ThoughtWorks Established in 1993, ThoughtWorks is a $50 million company headquartered ...
Deepa Hoon
deepahoon@...
Sep 7, 2004 7:09 am
1085
Hi I am working for siemens India in bangalore.I am also working on Agile methods and principles.my current salary is 8 lakhs+annual benifits and expected is...
Singh Dharmendra
singh.dharmendra@...
Sep 7, 2004 8:16 am
1086
From: <PeteCRuth@...> ... However, you soon point out that other engineering disciplines DO manage to "predict the future" accurately. So, presumably,...
... I think that it's a myth that other professionals can predict time and cost accurately. I live in a region where our $3 million admin building (for the ...
You're falling victim to the peril of anecdotal evidence - "I heard about a project that cost 20 times what it was supposed to..." therefore people don't know...
It seems that most of the Agile guidance is about "building" software. However, often the "build versus buy" choice leads to obtaining a commercial package...
John Hanna
j.hanna@...
Sep 8, 2004 6:05 pm
1090
John, 1) You can AM to select a packaged solution or to evaluate package against developing. However, you will need artefacts of higher level of abstraction 2)...
Alex Jouravlev
alexj@...
Sep 8, 2004 8:29 pm
1091
On Thursday, September 09, 2004 6:31 AM, Alex Jouravlev wrote... ... Obtaining those "higher level" artifacts is difficult. If "code" is your model, it will...
John Hanna
j.hanna@...
Sep 10, 2004 3:54 pm
1092
Hi. Scott Ambler and I will be in Boston, Massachusetts September 20 - 23 for the Software Development conference (www.sdexpo.com). If you are planning on...
Hi, We are a Sunnyvale California based organization with Offices in major parts of the world. Fortuna's Wireless & Telecom competency center is located in ...
This is becoming a void list along with some job postings... Were are the regulars all gone ? Summer finishes today. ... From: MNC-REQ-MOBILE/WIRELESS To:...
Phil: My thoughts exactly. What happened? Is everyone on vacation or at confrences? Help1 I'm having ithdrawal symptoms. Regards, Pete [Non-text portions of...
... I know Scott Ambler is at SD Best Practices in Boston (because I saw him speak there today). (Of course, that also implies that *I'm* at SD Best Practices...
Pete, Phil zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Please wake me up when somebody says something interesting. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Rgds Ashley [Non-text portions of...
(responding to Pete, Phil) ... confrences? ... Hi, I'm still lurking - rather too busy to participate actively. You all seemed to manage without me for a...
Oldfield, Paul (AMS)
Paul.Oldfield@...
Sep 23, 2004 6:59 am
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... You should have said hello! Anyway, the list gets slow sometimes. We've seen this happen before. - Scott...
... I asked about the penguin on the monitor - doesn't that count? :-) Seriously, I'll make an extra effort to introduce myself today. -- Edmund Schweppe --...
A couple of days ago I attended an MDA birds of a feather at the Software Development conference which was hosted by Steve Mellor. It was a great discussion...
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