ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsSection 1 Introduction to Software Cost EstimationChapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 The Origins of Software Cost EstimationChapter 3 Six Forms of Software Cost EstimationChapter 4 Software Cost Estimating Tools and Project Success and Failure RatesChapter 5 Sources of Error in Software Cost EstimationSection 2 Preliminary Estimation MethodsChapter 6 Manual Software Estimating MethodsChapter 7 Manual Software Estimating Methods Derived from Agile Projects and NewChapter 8 Automated Estimates from Minimal DataSection 3 Sizing Software DeliverablesChapter 9 Sizing Software DeliverablesSection 4 Cost Estimating Adjustment FactorsChapter 10 Compensation and Work-Pattern AdjustmentsChapter 11 Activity Pattern Adjustment FactorsChapter 12 Software Technology Adjustment FactorsSection 5 Activity-Based Software EstimatingChapter 13 Estimating Software RequirementsChapter 14 Estimating Software PrototypesChapter 15 Estimating Software Specifications and DesignChapter 16 Estimating Design InspectionsChapter 17 Estimating Programming or CodingChapter 18 Estimating Code InspectionsChapter 19 Estimating Software Configuration Control and Change ManagementChapter 20 Estimating Software TestingChapter 21 Estimating User and Project DocumentationChapter 22 Estimating Software Project ManagementSection 6 Maintenance and Enhancement Cost EstimatingChapter 23 Maintenance and Enhancement EstimatingChapter 24 Software Cost-Estimating Research IssuesIndex

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