Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

TL; DR: Estimates Are Useful, Just Ditch the Numbers. Many people dislike estimating work items as estimates supposedly open the path to the misuse of velocity by the managers, reintroducing Taylorism, micro-management, and excessive reporting through the backdoor. Shall I notify you about articles like this one?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

One of the reasons for that is scope creep – and that’s what this article is all about. If they have any supporting materials (like quotes or estimates for the work that needs to be done) that might help the analysis, ask for those too. Examples of scope creep. Example of scope creep in software development.

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Scrum.org

MAY 5, 2022

One way is to estimate Product Backlog item (PBI) size. In a recent article, we talked about three ways to estimate: Exact estimation, relative estimation, and flow metrics. This week, I’d like to dive a bit deeper into the most popular estimation technique: relative estimation. . T-shirt sizes.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 10, 2023

Estimating for success Maybe best of all, Moore talks about range-based estimates – a topic I’m very interested in. Moore explains that estimates are biased towards the initial values because people don’t adjust their estimates again after making that initial decision. This book review first appeared in 2016.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In this guide, we’ll go deep into what a competitive analysis should include and then provide a step-by-step guide (including examples and templates) to help you create your own. If you’re a founder, product strategist, or team leader looking to beat the competition and deliver for your customers, this article is for you!

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Top-down estimating is a form of estimation where existing knowledge of similar projects is used in the estimation process to produce a ballpark figure for the total cost. Like other methods to estimate a new project’s cost , top-down estimation has advantages and disadvantages. What is top-down estimating?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 22, 2024

Resource management is difficult because work is unpredictable and people aren’t very good at estimating! I’m sure you can think of some poor resource management examples. Resolve by using forecasting and capacity planning reports, getting good estimates from resources and leaders on how long work will take and when it can start.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Parametric estimation is a crucial estimation technique in project management. That’s because parametric estimations are highly accurate and take some guesswork from your estimation process. What is parametric estimating? The more granular the parameter, the more accurate the estimate.

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MPUG

APRIL 2, 2020

can become an accurate estimating tool for top-down (Analogous) and bottom-up (Parametric) estimating. Unfortunately, the large majority of project managers estimate tasks with durations and update tasks by entering %-complete as reported by team members. Using a Schedule Template for Estimating. It’s not hard to do.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 8, 2022

For example, imagine reviewing estimates from the project team. As you enter their estimated effort for tasks, the software prompts you: Claire’s estimates were 20% under on her last five projects. Would you like to add 20% to this estimate? Yes, I would.

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MPUG

JANUARY 8, 2024

The solution, of course, is estimating. There is a whole science to estimation, and it would be possible to go very deeply into this. But before we start, let’s tackle the Estimation Elephant in the Room…. The estimation techniques they use are a deliberate trade-off between speed and accuracy.

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Teamweek

AUGUST 1, 2022

Project cost estimation can be challenging, especially when the project is complicated and has many moving parts. In this guide, you’ll learn: What a project cost estimate is Why most project cost estimates are terrible How to create an accurate project estimate What to do after creating your project cost estimate.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this article we’ll look at how to segment costs, how to find out the cost of things, and then how to structure your budget. This guide is most helpful for developing project budgets for projects that are approved or close to being approved, for example as input to a business case. Accurate estimates give you an accurate budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MARCH 18, 2021

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document. Artifacts are categorized in the PMBOK® Guide – 7 th edition into 9 different types and that’s what this article is going to look at.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Here’s the most important thing you need to take from this article. For example, when you collect requirements and write specifications , you and your team should always be on the lookout for risks: Track all the assumptions you make. However, for example, I recommend putting more effort into the project budget and schedule.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 8, 2024

The RFQ asks how a vendor or contractor should handle a specific aspect of a project, from cost estimation to work descriptions. Project Budget Template Construction projects cost money and the more accurate your estimate of those costs, the safer your profit margin. Here are some of the construction-related articles we’ve posted.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2024

For example, creating a website or mobile app to sell products online, marketing to promote new stores or building a facility to increase production. Some examples of operational projects are routine maintenance, training programs and upgrades to the IT infrastructure. This will inform your schedule and budget.

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PM Basics

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Delphi Technique Example. He might point out some risks in estimation and real-life benefits. If you liked this article, please share it on LinkedIn. The post Delphi Technique In Project Management (How to + Example) appeared first on Project Management Basics. But that is not what a project manager does. What’s next?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This is a guest article by author Edoardo Binda Zane. We start with 5 steps for how to put a proposal budget together and then Edoardo shares a worked (fictional) example to show you what the budget would look like once it is completed. In this article, I will show you exactly how to do that. Step 3: Estimate Labour Costs.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

In this article we’ll look at the types of artifacts in project management, typical documents for each type. For example: a project management artifact is the project closure document. For example, an estimate is the obvious output of the estimating process, so estimates aren’t mentioned again as a separate project artifact.

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MPUG

JULY 8, 2019

That is why duration estimation is one of the most important aspects of project management. In most real life scenarios, clients and mangers are reasonable, giving us some freedom to determine duration estimates for doing our tasks, but this can create other problems. The Estimation Problem. Can there be “exact estimates”?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 24, 2022

For example, take a look at this Key Strategic Objective for Apple: To ask less of the planet, we ask more of ourselves. Here are some cost-per-meeting examples: #1 : A company with 25,000 employees in which each employee attends 100 meetings per year (2 meetings per week) at an estimated cost of $500 per meeting.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

“ I’ve done this a million times–let’s skip estimating just this once.”. You rush through the beginning estimates only to miss deadlines, blow budgets, and draw raised eyebrows from clients. In this guide we’ll cover: What are project estimation techniques? What are project estimation techniques? Cost estimations.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Using project planning templates can help you schedule tasks, estimate budgets and allocate resources. Being able to accurately estimate those costs and make a realistic project budget can make the difference between a healthy profit margin and losing money on the project. Without a plan, projects are in trouble.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Below, I want to give an example of what you need to do to get from stakeholder requirements to actual tasks that your team will have to perform. Scope Decomposition Example. There are different best practices on how and when to collect emails for example, when a person visits a site or when they want to leave it. com website.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 3, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn about 20 things to include in a project plan. Example project schedule. Example of a RACI Chart. For example, schedule risks, technical risk, scope risk. Estimating assumptions and methods. If you have company-approved estimating techniques, note which ones you are going to use.

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Epicflow Blog

JULY 5, 2022

Estimation of project cost is one of the core practices of the project initiation stage, which becomes the basis for the approved project budget. Therefore, a proper cost estimation is about finding a fine line in this complex process. What helps make cost estimation simple and efficient? How to estimate project cost .

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Teamweek

JULY 17, 2023

In this article, you’ll learn about the three types of capacity planning strategies — lag, lead, and match. You’ll learn: What each strategy means Their advantages and disadvantages And a practical example for each strategy But first: Let’s quickly recap what capacity planning is. Estimate demand. Match resources to demand.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

Inaccurate time estimation is the cause of 25% of failed projects. Learning how to estimate time for a project is tricky, but critical to its success. In this guide we’ll go over: What is time estimating in project management? Why is estimating time for tasks important? What is time estimating in project management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 25, 2020

In this article we’ll talk about the different types of bias in project management. Anchoring occurs when a project manager adjusts an estimate closer to a number she previously heard or saw. For example, she may not schedule the necessary two months for a task because the technician said, “Two weeks should do it!”

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Wrike

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Accurate construction cost estimates are crucial for successful project planning and execution. Understanding the Basics of Construction Budgeting Accurate cost estimation is the cornerstone of construction budgeting. Moreover, accurate cost estimates play a crucial role in financial planning and control.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

It is a team-based estimating approach to work out the efforts involved for achieving business goals. At first all our employees were working from the same office, so usually we arranged our estimation sessions in the meeting room and used ScrumTime app , which is just a set of planning poker cards that you have on your mobile device.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

See our article What is Iterative, Incremental Delivery? The Hunt for the Perfect Example for more about how to explain Incremental delivery to your team.) In this article, we'll explore - and debunk! Objection: "We can't accurately estimate delivery timelines with incremental delivery."

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 17, 2022

In this article, I’ll give you some tips about how to be aware of the impact of culture on communication at work and how to create an environment that is inclusive. For example, in the United States, eye contact is often interpreted as a sign of interest or attentiveness. The basics.

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free. Table of Contents: Risk Management Plan Example. Software Project Risk Management Plan Example.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Make sure that you are thinking realistically about estimates and the likelihood of risk affecting your ability to deliver. For example, we use pair programming to ensure that software errors are less likely to make it into the final version and that the quality of the code is as good as it can be.

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Epicflow Blog

MARCH 2, 2020

Nicole Stephens reveals the fundamentals of unbiased decisions and attitudes to company employees, providing examples of gender- and race-based stereotypes that prevent people from promotions. Written by Art Petty, this article proposes 8 tips for managers to become better decision-makers. How to Help Your Managers Engage Their Teams.

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