Estimating actual project progress
Submitted By: SearchSoftwareQuality.com | 11 Jan 2008 TIP - Man-months are a poor gauge of progress, and Gantt charts don't always tell the whole story. Expert Bas de Baar proposes a different method for visualizing project progress.
How to create accurate project status reports
15 Aug 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - Project status reports are supposed to honestly capture a software project's progress. Expert Bas de Baar explains how PMs can instill trust and garner accurate reports.
Estimating project costs, writing project reports
08 May 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - Estimating the cost of a software development project and writing a suitable project report are not necessarily difficult tasks. Bas de Baar breaks down project reporting and cost estimation for beginners.
Gantt chart
30 Apr 2003 WORD - A Gantt chart is a horizontal bar chart developed as a production control tool in 1917 by Henry L. Gantt, an American engineer and social scientist. Frequently used in project management, a Gantt chart provides a graphical ...
PERT chart
18 Feb 2004 WORD - A PERT chart is a project management tool used to schedule, organize, and coordinate tasks within a project. PERT stands for Program Evaluation Review Technique, a methodology developed by the U.S. Navy in the 1950s to manage ...
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