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Woman Trying to Manage Multiple Wires Wrapped Around Her – Project Dependencies

Dependencies & Creep : Project Estimating (Part 2)

Continuing our dive into project estimating, let’s talk about two more problem areas: dependencies and project creep. These two can turn your pristine project plan into a tangled mess. No matter the size or scope of your project – whether you have just a few dependencies or tight integration with multiple systems – you’ll be […]

Woman Peeking Through Fingers - Project Estimates Are Difficult

Sandbagging & Lowballing : Project Estimating (Part 1)

Estimating is a precarious business – part science, a lot of guesswork, and a bit of psychic magic! The goal is to forecast the effort, time, and cost of a project with enough accuracy to avoid disaster. Project managers use some go-to methods to estimate projects. Some approaches are scientific while others are based on […]