Use case points - an estimation approach

Use Case Points

Gautam Banerjee

Use Case Points
-An Estimation Approach

Gautam Banerjee
August 2001

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Use Case Points

Gautam Banerjee

Table of Contents

Introduction.....................................................................................................................3
Background.....................................................................................................................3
Use Case Points Based Estimation...................................................................................3
Classifying Actors and Use Cases................................................................................4
Technical and Environmental Factors ..........................................................................5
Producing Estimates ....................................................................................................6

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Use Case Points

Gautam Banerjee

Introduction

Estimates of cost and schedule in software projects are based on a prediction of the size of the future system. Unfortunately, the software profession is notoriously inaccurate when estimating cost and schedule. Preliminary estimates of effort always include many elements of insecurity.
Reliable early estimates are difficult to obtain because of the lack of detailed information about the future system at an early stage. However,