Empirical research on relative and absolute effort estimation in software development projects
Ivar Fredriksen · NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives · 2009
Should we be using relative estimation methods in software effort estimation? This thesis looks into an aspect of agile estimating by comparing the effects of using relative estimation methods with absolute estimation methods for software development effort estimates. The thesis describes a study conducted on a software development project where estimates in story points (relative) and ideal time (absolute) are provided using planning poker.