8 Reasons Why the Estimates Are Too Low
8 Reasons Why the Estimates Are Too Low By Jens Schauder One of the most difficult tasks in a software development project is estimating the size of the project. Unfortunately very often you have...
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Estimating Software Effort
Estimating Software Effort By Sydney du Plooy Estimating the effort it takes to produce a software product is a fairly difficult process. There are a couple of reasons why. They range from management politics...
Analogous Estimating / Top Down Estimating – A PMP Definition
Analogous Estimating / Top Down Estimating – A PMP Definition By Sivaraj Dhanasekaran Analogous Estimating, is one form of expert judgment and it also known as Top-down Estimating. This technique is used to determine...
Waterfall vs. Cyclical PM: Estimating Time to Implement a Functionality Is Difficult
Waterfall vs. Cyclical PM: Estimating Time to Implement a Functionality Is Difficult (#21 in the Hut Project Management Handbook) By Wouter Baars The waterfall method assumes a number of phases. In their project plans,...
Percentage of Completion – Is It Meaningful?
Percentage of Completion – Is It Meaningful? By Satya Narayan Dash In many companies, normally Managers report with percentage (%) of completion for the deliverables in a project. Is it meaningful? Does it really...
Estimating Lessons Learned in Project Management – Estimate Creation
Estimating Lessons Learned in Project Management – Estimate Creation (#4 in the series Estimating Lessons Learned in Project Management) By Thomas Cutting No matter which estimating type you use, there are common steps to...
Estimating Lessons Learned in Project Management – Agile Methods
Estimating Lessons Learned in Project Management – Agile Methods (#3 in the series Estimating Lessons Learned in Project Management) By Thomas Cutting One of the most pathetic looking sights on the highway is a...
Estimating Lessons Learned in Project Management – Traditional
Estimating Lessons Learned in Project Management – Traditional (#2 in the series Estimating Lessons Learned in Project Management) By Thomas Cutting Estimating is probably the hardest part of any project. My wife will attest...
What is Zero Float in Project Management?
What is Zero Float in Project Management? By John Filicetti Zero float is a condition where there is no excess time between activities. An activity with zero float is considered a critical activity. If...
Point Estimates and Project Management
Point Estimates and Project Management By Rich Maltzman, PMP Sometimes Project Managers just don’t get the point. And in this case, that’s a good thing. Mind you, I’m not referring to “getting the point”...
