1. Should a project manager be appointed in the bidding stage of a project? If so, what authority should he have, and who is responsible for winning the contract?
2. Explain how useful each of the following can be during the estimating of project costs:
a. Contingency planning and estimating
b. Using historical databases
c. Usefulness of computer estimating
d. Usefulness of performance factors to account for inefficiencies and uncertainties.