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Subject:Estimating SW Projects From:ArtElser -at- AOL -dot- COM Date:Wed, 12 Jun 1996 09:49:31 -0400
Kim Keegan asks:
"Does anyone know of a standard allocation of time required for software
documentation in terms of the total
project hours? (ie. a percentage)"
I've seen the figure 10 percent used. I'm not sure where we got that, but I
suspect it comes from SEI or STC averages on good projects.
Art Elser
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