The process of estimating size, time, effort, etc., is fundamental for the success of every software project. Unfortunately, it is often the case that the stakeholders (including project managers, developers, and users) don't know how to do it properly, and everybody ends up working against the clock to meet impossible targets, getting poor software late as a result. After a short introduction Giovanni will present what can and should be estimated (e.g., time, size, effort, cost, etc.), he'll focus on what is necessary to get started with some simple, but very effective techniques.
Giovanni Asproni is a free-lance contractor and consultant working in the UK. His interests cover the full software life-cycle (including both the technical side, and the project management one. He is an expert both in agile project management techniques and in more traditional ones) he is a certified scrum master and also a certified PRINCE 2 practitioner. He is a frequent conference speaker. Finally, he is a past chair of the London XPDay conference and the chair of the ACCU conference.
