Managing Computer Projects [antikvár]

Editorial preface The aim of the BCS Practitioner Series is to produce books which are relevant for practising computer professionals across the whole spectrum of Information Technology activities. We want to encourage practitioners to share their practical experience of methods and applications with fellow professionals. We also seek to disseminate information in a form which is suitable for the practitioner who often has only limited time to read widely within a new subject area or to assimilate research findings. The role of the BCS is to provide advice on the suitability of books for the Series, via the Editorial Panel, and to provide a pool of potential authors upon which we can draw. Our objective is that this Series will reinforce the drive within the BCS to increase professional standards in IT. The other partners in this venture, Prentice Hall, provide the publishing expertise and international marketing capabilities of a leading publisher in the computing field. The response when we set up the Series was extremely encouraging. However, the success of the Series depends on there being practitioners who want to learn as well as those who feel they have something to offer! The Series is under continual development and we are always looking for ideas for new topics and feedback on how to further improve the usefulness of the Series. If you are interested in writing for the Series then please contact us. Cost estimation for software projects is a problem area with many well-publicised disasters. This book offers practical advice about realistic cost estimation based on the author's extensive experience in the field. The emphasis of this book is on the practice of cost estimation, not the theory, and useful summaries of techniques are included as appendices. Ray Welland Computing Science Department, University of Glasgow Editorial Panel Members Frank Bott (UCW, Aberystwyth), John Harrison (BAe Sema), Nic Holt (ICL), Trevor King (Praxis Systems Pic), Tom Lake (GLOSSA), Kathy Spurr (Analysis and Design Consultants), Mario Wolczko (University of Manchester)