6.2 Technique Applicability Tables

Most of the remaining chapters in this book begin with tables that describe the applicability of techniques in the chapter. Here's an example:

Applicability of Techniques in this Chapter—SAMPLE
	Group Reviews	Calibration with Project-Specific Data
What's Estimated	Size, Effort, Schedule, Features	Size, Effort, Schedule, Features
Size of project	- M L	S M L
Development Stage	Early—Middle	Middle—Late
Iterative or Sequential	Both	Both
Accuracy Possible	Medium—High	High

The entries in the table are based on the considerations described in the previous section. Table 6-1 describes how to interpret the entries in these tables.

Table 6-1: Possible Entries in the "Applicability of Techniques in This Chapter" Tables
Table Entry	Possible Entries
What's estimated	Size, Effort, Schedule, Features
Size of project	S M L (Small, Medium, Large)
Development stage	Early, Middle, Late
Iterative or sequential	Iterative, Sequential, or Both
Accuracy possible	Low, Medium, High

Tip #29

When choosing estimation techniques, consider what you want to estimate, the size of the project, the development stage, the project's development style, and what accuracy you need.