Tip #89 | Use the Basic Schedule Equation to estimate schedule early in medium-to-large projects. |
Tip #90 | Use the Informal Comparison to Past Projects formula to estimate schedule early in a small-to-large project. |
Tip #91 | Use Jones's First-Order Estimation Practice to produce a low-accuracy (but very low-effort) schedule estimate early in a project. |
Tip #92 | Do not shorten a schedule estimate without increasing the effort estimate. |
Tip #93 | Do not shorten a nominal schedule more than 25%. In other words, keep your estimates out of the Impossible Zone. |
Tip #94 | Reduce costs by lengthening the schedule and conducting the project with a smaller team. |
Tip #95 | For medium-sized business-systems projects (35,000 to 100,000 lines of code) avoid increasing the team size beyond 7 people. |
Tip #96 | Use schedule estimation to ensure your plans are plausible. Use detailed planning to produce the final schedule. |
Tip #97 | Remove the results of overly generic estimation techniques from your data set before you look for convergence or spread among your estimates. |