Supporting Activity: Accurate Estimates
• Why are accurate estimates critical to effective project management? What steps can project managers take to improve the accuracy of estimating projects?
Supporting Activity: Project Scope and WBS
• What argument can you provide as to why a project's scope must be tied to the WBS? What are the implications are if scope is not adhered to closely?
Supporting Activity: Estimating Approaches
• What are the differences between bottom-up and top-down estimating approaches and under what conditions would you prefer one over the other?
• Describe the EDP era in your own words.
• What are the benefits of using a project management approach to developing information systems?
How can a value-driven approach improve the likelihood of IT project success?