Chapter 19Consolidating and Applying Your Knowledge

The first three parts of this book covered a wide spectrum of topics related to estimation and measurement for projects that develop software-intensive products and systems. (Parts 4, “Handling Large Projects,” and 5, “Estimating Products and Processes,” cover topics of special interest for some readers.)

This chapter concludes Part 3, “Closing the Feedback Loop,” by surveying what you have learned, and then addressing how you can apply your new knowledge and techniques to your particular needs. Section 19.1 recaps the key estimation and measurement concepts covered in this book (including Parts 4 and 5). Section 19.2 covers implementing estimation and measurement. Section 19.3 discusses defining ...

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