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About Test Effort Estimation

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Forum Discription: Estimation and Planning are two of the most integral components of product development process.Proper planning prevents a project deviate from its desired goals.
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Printed Date: 26May2024 at 4:26pm


Topic: About Test Effort Estimation
Posted By: Anju
Subject: About Test Effort Estimation
Date Posted: 27Apr2007 at 1:33am
Just curious about how effort estimations for projects are being carried out. I assume there is no single "standard" way of going about this. My assumption is there is no data from previous projects to fall back on.

I made a small list of the methods I've come across :
1. 40% of development time. Nobody knows where the magic 40 materialized from. Yet blind idolatry prevents a change in this figure upwards or downwards! ;-)

2. Use the FP figures with some modifications. usually comes to 90% of development time. Accuracy ranges from + or - 100% !

3. As long as it takes, until we run out of time or moolah ! ;-)

What method do you use - is there a method to the madness ?



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