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Any estimate, by definition, encompasses a range of uncertainty, so you should express estimate inputs as least, likely and most … Read More Step Three: Collect Data

Establish Technical Baseline, Ground Rules, and Assumptions To establish an accurate technical baseline, you must first define the functionality that … Read More Step Two: Establish Technical Baseline, Ground Rules, and Assumptions

ESTABLISH ESTIMATE SCOPE AND PURPOSE Define and document expectations. When all participants understand the scope and purpose of the estimate, … Read More Step One: Establish Estimate Scope and Purpose

SOFTWARE ESTIMATION CONCEPTS Many project managers and project management offices have unrealistic expectations about estimates. The definition of the verb estimate is … Read More Ten-Step Project Estimation Process

Since IV&V is a level of effort activity (purchase a much as you want) people can buy as much or … Read More Estimating the Cost of Software Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V)

Identifying the risk on IT infrastructure projects is a key to viable cost & schedule analysis.  While working on risk … Read More Risk on IT Infrastructure Projects

10 Step Estimating Process Checklist This should be tuned to the individual companies needs 10 Step Summary Estimation Step   … Read More 10 Step Estimation Process Sample Checklist

It is interesting to see how the much of the industry speaks of IT system cost problems while ignoring a … Read More The Total Ownership Cost of IT Systems

Viable estimation is critical to successful software projects whether it is agile, waterfall, or anything in-between. In the book “Software … Read More 10 Step Estimation Process Overview

Here is a “lost” paper I wrote in 2007 encompassing software sizing  I just stumbled across it.  I am pretty … Read More Effective Software Sizing