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We give a nontechnical overview of the main techniques in this book. It all starts with providing benefit estimates in the form of benefit points. Combining benefit estimates and cost estimates produces a benefit-cost index, with which one can order and reorder backlogs. Benefit points also offer a way to monitor and control the construction of beneficial functionality, not just the amount of functionality. Benefit points and size points can be instantiated with monetary values that reflect bad, most likely, and good case scenarios based on uncertainty assessments.
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Hannay, J.E. (2021). Benefit Points – An Overview. In: Benefit/Cost-Driven Software Development. Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74218-8_2
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