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project management

SHOPPER'S DELIGHT

In Statistics , see Estimation Theory

--- Estimator

In Mathematics , Approximation or typically means finding the upper or lower Bounds of a quantity that cannot readily be computed precisely. (See also Probablility ). While initial results may be unusably Uncertain ,

In Project Management (ie. for Engineering ), accurate estimates are the basis of sound Project Planning , and are a critical component of . Many process which have been developed to aid engineers in making accurate estimates, such as

Compartmentalization

Structure d planning,
educated Assumption s,
identifying dependencies,
examining historical data,
estimating each task,
and
documenting the results.

Popular estimation processes include:

Cocomo

Proxy Based Estimation (PROBE) (from the Personal Software Process )

Wideband Delphi

The Planning Game (from Extreme Programming )

Program Evaluation And Review Technique (PERT)

SEE ALSO

"Estimated" Sign

Estimation In Software Engineering

Estimation Theory

Fermi Problem

Project Management

Software Metric

Wideband Delphi

EXTERNAL LINKS

Estimation chapter from "Applied Software Project Management" (PDF)