Estimating With Objects - Part II
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This is the second of a series of columns on software project estimating. The first column last month gave an overview of the subject. If you have not read that column, I suggest you do so. Otherwise, you may wonder why I am covering some of the topics and you will almost certainly have trouble seeing how these columns fit into an overall framework.
This column discusses program size and it provides a general background for all the columns to follow. Before discussing size estimating, it is important to cover size measurement. The discussion of size estimating starts next month. To repeat what I said last month, if you are in a hurry to get to the punch line, this set of columns describes an estimating method called PROBE which is described in my book, A Discipline for Software Engineering, from Addison Wesley.
Cite This SEI Report
Humphrey, W. (1996, August 1). Estimating With Objects - Part II. Retrieved September 4, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-with-objects-part-ii/.
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title={Estimating With Objects - Part II},
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year={1996},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
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Humphrey, Watts. "Estimating With Objects - Part II." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, August 1, 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-with-objects-part-ii/.
W. Humphrey, "Estimating With Objects - Part II," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 1-Aug-1996 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-with-objects-part-ii/. [Accessed: 4-Sep-2026].
Humphrey, Watts. "Estimating With Objects - Part II." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Aug. 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-with-objects-part-ii/. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.
Humphrey, Watts. Estimating With Objects - Part II. Software Engineering Institute. 1996. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/estimating-with-objects-part-ii/