Workshop on Software Estimation Techniques

@ Bangalore

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Software Estimation is responsive to the widespread problems the software industry has experienced in creating meaningful effort, cost and schedule estimates. Estimation of project effort, duration and cost has posed major challenge to the software community in the past and even today. Software Estimation techniques provides a comprehensive set of tips and heuristics that software developers, technical leads, and project managers can apply to create estimates for different types of projects (development, maintenance) and project life cycle models (Incremental, Agile type ).

At the end of training:

Participants will be able know

• Various software estimation techniques used in projects.

•  Get an overview of different Size, Effort and Cost estimation methodologies.
• Types of estimation techniques used in software, pros and cons and their applicability for various types of projects.
• On how to decide or choose an estimation technique to enhance their skills further in the form of in-depth training, coaching, in-depth study or application to projects.
• On fundamental estimation techniques and specific estimation challenges. It explains how to avoid common pitfalls.

Note : This workshop is focused for beginners to intermediate level. The participants would understand various estimation techniques, pros and cons and where to apply, which techniques. The participants might require an        in-depth training to gain complete knowledge on specific technique if they have to use to estimate large scale software projects.
 

Workshop take away:
• Training Course material.
• Case Scenario with solutions.
• References and articles on the topic.
• Templates.
 

Faculty: Niranjan Nerlige V, M.Tech ( IIT,Bombay).

ISO 9001, Tick IT, ISO 27001K, CMM, CMMI and Certified Scrum Master

Niranjan has around 16 plus years of professional experience in Software Quality Assurance, Trainings and deployment of Software Processes, Quality Models – ISO 9001, CMM/CMMI, ISO 27001, Agile Scrum) , EFQM and IS 14001. He has designed and conducted several trainings in Symphony University (Symphony Software Services Corporation Pvt. Ltd), where he anchored process trainings through Symphony University. He led various software improvement initiatives such as Defect Prevention, Technology Change Management, Defects predictions models in Philips Software.

He has published and presented papers on Software Size, Software Project Risks Management in an International Conferences such as SEPG, 18th World Congress for Quality.

Niranjan has conducted 50+ training programs in Symphony, Philips Software in the areas of Project Management, Scrum Project Management, Software Estimation techniques, CMMI and Software Risk Management.

 
Fee Details:

Rs. 3,500=00 + 10.3% Service Tax  for Per Participant (*includes Lunch, Tea /Coffee.) Subject to availability of seats.  Terms & Conditions

Registration is first come first serve basis.

Target Audience:

Developers, Senior Developers, Designers, Technical/ Test Leads, Program Managers, Project Managers, Senior Project Managers, Quality Managers, Quality leads/Engineers, Pre Sales personnel

Course Contents:

 • Why do we need to do estimation? When to do estimation?

 • Overview of

    • Analogy Based,

    • Model Based and

    • Metrics Based estimations.

 • Overview of Various Estimation Techniques such as

    • Expert Judgment Method- Delphi Wide Band Technique.

    • Lines of Code estimation

    • Three Point estimation technique,

    • Work break down structure based estimation.

    • Task complexity Based estimation,

    • Function Point Estimation

    • Use Case based Estimation

    • Estimation in Agile Projects

    • Cost Estimation using COCOMO-II

 • Understand the pros and cons of each technique

 • Applicability to Business Applications, Client-Server, Porting and Maintenance projects etc.

Date : Wed 12th Feb 2010

Time : 09:30 am to 05:30 pm

Venue:

S Hotel

#60, 13th Cross, 2nd Main,

J.P. Nagar 3rd Phase, Bangalore - 560078

Tel: +91-80-42456060

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