Re: Project scheduling software

[Marc Santacroce <santa -at- TFS -dot- COM>]

Sally you broke the code.

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At 2:09 PM 6/30/95, Sally Derrick wrote:
>D. Gardner writes:
>> > I think you'll find that no matter which software you use, your results
>> > will only be as good as your estimate. We are using a high-end ($4,000)
>> > system Primavera, and I guarantee you, that it hasn't improved my guesses a
>> > bit.
>>
>> OK, how does one geustimate the length of time needed for a doc?
>> Especially if it's a cdrl and all you have is the cdrl description
>> from the sow?
>>
>> D

>I find the Magic 8 Ball method works pretty well.

>WRITER:  Oh, Magic 8 Ball, can I write this 400 page manual from
>scratch in the requested 2 months?

>8 BALL:  It is unlikey.

>RESULT:  Add a month and pray!

>:-)

>Seriously, I think experience is the best tool for estimating docs.
>Use your experience from past projects and SWAG it (Scientific Wild
>$ -at- #% Guess, for the curious).  Be sure to document what your estimates
>were based on and what you expect to produce.  If additional
>information comes along later that changes the scope of the job, TRY
>to use the new info as basis for changing your schedule.

>Either way you choose to make your estimates, the final step is
>usually the same - PRAY!

>Sally Derrick
>Tivoli Systems Inc.
>sally -at- tivoli -dot- com
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