Herding Cats
DECEMBER 16, 2017
The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. When it is suggested that estimating is hard, of no value, and unnecessary, always ask what principle is used to support that claim? Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Don't hear one?
MPUG
AUGUST 28, 2023
2004, Enterprise Project Management, p. Finally, the elements of EPM include risk management, structured estimating, project reviews, escalating issues, time management, information systems, and training/mentoring. Ireland, L., 1) EPM reflects a distinctive way of thinking about how your organization manages its projects.
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Herding Cats
MAY 10, 2019
requires making estimates) ? 920, November 2004. 3 September 2004, Heiot Watt University, Association of Researchers in Construction Management , Vol. An Approach to Technology Risk Management,” Ricardo Valerdi and Ron Kohl, Engineering Systems Division Symposium , 2004. Estimation of Long?Term 255, April 2010.
The IIL Blog
APRIL 27, 2018
First let’s keep the concept of ROI basic, which is in this context: Applying this equation to a real-life example, if the cost for rolling out a SMILE activity = $10,000 and the estimated value of the program is $100,000 (considering quantitative and/or qualitative factors such as listed above): This number is not exaggerated.
Herding Cats
MAY 11, 2019
requires making estimates) ? 920, November 2004. 3 September 2004, Heiot Watt University, Association of Researchers in Construction Management , Vol. An Approach to Technology Risk Management,” Ricardo Valerdi and Ron Kohl, Engineering Systems Division Symposium , 2004. Estimation of Long?Term 255, April 2010.
Herding Cats
JUNE 24, 2016
This graph is from old 2004 numbers. Many times the books uses 12, 16, even 25 year old reports as the basis of the suggestion that Not Estimating fixes the problems in the reports. If the project was over budget, was the needed budget estimate correct? The No Estimates book does a poor job of keeping the references straight.
Herding Cats
APRIL 6, 2017
Cost estimation is part science, part art. There are many well-defined processes within the cost estimating discipline. There is also a subjective element to cost estimating that makes the discipline an art (NASA, 2004).
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