Oct 18, 2008 · Projects that successfully meet planned targets are those that often began with estimates that accurately reflected the reality involved in realizing the project. This paper …

Estimating can be a tedious task, and the final numbers are influenced by a daunting number of factors: scope, type of project, resources involved in estimating, type of client, unknown …

May 12, 2016 · Estimation is at the heart of most project disciplines, and project cost and time overruns can often be traced back to inaccurate estimates. Estimation requires human …

Estimating is an inherently imprecise and difficult process; this article discusses eight tips for creating more accurate estimates: 1) better estimates require better information; 2) never …

Project estimating plays a vital role in project management. Accurate estimation and refinement of the estimates leads to better and earlier decision-making, thus maximizing value. This practice …

Oct 21, 2011 · The Project Management Institute recently published a comprehensive Practice Standard for Project Estimating that aligns with A Guide to the Project Management Body of …

One of the project manager’s major concerns at a project’s inception is the reliability of the project’s estimates. Too often, these estimates are inaccurate because the estimators …

Oct 25, 2014 · Unreliable estimates of project effort can have enormous impacts on organizations and individuals. They can lead to a failure to deliver and a lasting negative perception and lack …

In this episode, Sam takes a look at another important aspect of projects—estimating.

When estimating the cost or duration of a project activity, the traditional method is to produce a single-point estimate that is the mean of a normal distribution and assume that, given enough …