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Re: Estimation of Timelines for Documentation Projects
Subject:Re: Estimation of Timelines for Documentation Projects From:Goober Writer <gooberwriter -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 6 Oct 2003 08:25:10 -0700 (PDT)
> One page is around 4-5 hours, full cycle. Where a
> cycle includes: research/planning, outline,
> draft1,2,3, production.
Numbers... BAH!
> This is a very simplistic view
Yep.
> and will vary depending
> on your environment and the information base
> available to you when you start the project.
Vary, yes.
> Dr. Hackos, has a pretty accurate algorithm for
this.
Plug and play formulae do not accurately scope a
project's duration.
Project management is always being bombarded with
formulae and documented process flows, but really none
of these can apply to enough different projects to be
deemed useful.
The best project management guidelines come in the
form of soft skill building, and all good project
management resources explicitely state that project
timelines are expected to change as the project moves
along its course.
Project management is an art, not a science.
=====
Goober Writer
(because life is too short to be inept)
"As soon as you hear the phrase "studies show",
immediately put a hand on your wallet and cover your groin."
-- Geoff Hart
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