When you calculate project costs using effective cost-estimating techniques, you will be able to assign corresponding resources and develop schedules to manage the project successfully.

Methods for Estimating Project Times & Cost. Two key features of a project are on-time and on-budget delivery. The project manager can only fulfill these objectives if the estimates leading to the ...

Independent Electrical Estimating Consultant With more than 35 years of experience as a construction electrician, industrial maintenance electrician, foreman, estimator, estimating manager, and ...

The time didn’t really matter in my projects so I’d give estimates on how long I ,”felt,” the project would take. Getting granular on a sample made-up project.

Software project estimation allows managers to assess the viability of initiating and concluding a project within predetermined schedules.

There are various estimating methods employed in the trade today; there is the per foot and fixture method, the modular method, the detailed takeoff method and the weigh the plans method. So what is ...

Estimation is often considered to be a black art practiced by magicians using strange rituals. It is one of the most controversial of activities in Agile projects – some maintain that even ...

Earlier this year, SpawGlass launched its Targeted Estimating Database iPad app, which helps with the development of a realistic budget for commercial construction projects by offering real-time ...

Project estimation involves some guesswork, but these techniques will help you manage the uncertainties while continually evaluating a project and your team's confidence in it.

Dear Managing … Project estimation is one of those black arts I try to avoid. In addition to the karmic burden created by having to perform the required rituals, having to sacrifice the ...