In the table below I have complied my own "cheat sheet" for the most typical estimation mistakes committed by project managers (see Table 1).
Table 1
Do you think I was able to capture the most important ones or can you add other estimation mistakes to this list? Please leave your comments below.
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Jamal Moustafaev, MBA, PMP – president and founder of Thinktank Consulting is an internationally acclaimed expert and speaker in the areas of project/portfolio management, scope definition, process improvement and corporate training. Jamal Moustafaev has done work for private-sector companies and government organizations in Canada, US, Asia, Europe and Middle East. Read Jamal’s Blog @ www.thinktankconsulting.ca
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