Basic Schedule Equation, 221–223
Basic Schedule Equation, the (Equation #17), 221
best-case scenarios, 9, 37–39, 107–108. See also ranges of estimation
adding to worst case, 118–120
for multiple tasks, creating, 120–126
presenting, 254
shortest possible schedules, 226–228
bias and subjectivity
avoiding with historical data, 93
with estimation software, 162
expert judgment, 89
organizational influences, 92
politics. See politics
bottom-up estimation. See decomposition
budget accuracy, 28. See also costs
budget-driven scheduling, 261
budget estimate (stage-gate processes), 184, 185
buffers for risk contingency, 245–247
quantifying risk, 251–252
build support, effort of, 247
burdened costs, 241
by engineering procedure. See decomposition