Craig Brown and Mike Clayton have a related posts on the Work Breakdown Structure and estimating. Building a credible cost or schedule estimate is a “process” focused effort. Let's start with the guidance documents we use: The GAO Cost Estimating and Assessment Hanbook NASA's Cost Estimating Handbook While... 

Before the latest economic downturn, many of my clients would bring together people from all over the world, put them into a conference room with pots of coffee and carbo-loaded snacks, and kept them there until they emerged with a raft of creative new ideas. Now, with organizations imposing travel bans for most internal... 

Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, has apologized for his company’s debacle surrounding design flaws with various car models. Should we praise someone who does what he or she is ethically required to do? Here is the original post: BusinessWeek – Management IQ  Read More →