7 | 1999
Introduction Ed Yourdon Project Estimation with Critical Chain: Third-Generation Risk Management Richard E. Zultner Get the Estimate Right Lawrence H. Putnam and Ware Myers Software Estimation: What We Can Learn from Student Projects Nancy R. Mead What's in a Number? Lynne Nix The Case for Knowledge-Based Microestimation Mark Pinis Some IT organizations still haven't learned the basics of project estimating: they don't estimate tasks at an appropriate level of detail, they don't keep historical data with which to improve the accuracy of their estimates, and they don't account for high-risk activities and interruptions throughout the project. Some of the articles in this issue attempt, once again, to present the basics in a compelling and digestible form. |