Predicting the unpredictable pragmatic approaches to estimating project schedule or cost

" If you have trouble estimating cost or schedule for your projects, you are not alone. The question is this: who wants the estimate and why? The definition of estimate is to guess. But too often, the people who want estimates want commitments. Instead of a commitment, you can apply practical a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rothman, Johanna, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Practical Ink [2015]
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629576406719
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Sumario:" If you have trouble estimating cost or schedule for your projects, you are not alone. The question is this: who wants the estimate and why? The definition of estimate is to guess. But too often, the people who want estimates want commitments. Instead of a commitment, you can apply practical and pragmatic approaches to developing estimates and then meet your commitments. You can provide your managers with the information they want and that you can live with. Learn how to use different words for your estimates and how to report an estimate that includes uncertainty. Learn who should and should not estimate. Learn how to update your estimate when you know more about your project. Regain estimation sanity. Learn practical and pragmatic ways to estimate schedule or cost for your projects. "
Descripción Física:1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781680501391
9781680504286
9781680501421