Project Requirements Gathering

The case is made to reinvent the process of project requirements definition and transition to an iterative, treaty negotiation that balances the needs of stakeholders to achieve the goals of the enterprise. ...

... "We should think of a set of requirements as being like a multilateral treaty among a group of nations. Representatives of nations negotiate treaties by seeking out points of agreement, acknowledging constraints, compromising, and trading off. " ...

Via Builder AU: Stop gathering requirements

Misleading IT project costs

Program, project, phase one, two, or three. Communication about the costs of the current scope and the overall project can be challenging. ...

... "Jeffrey defended the declaration of the GBP2.3bn price, saying that the answer given only related to approved costs. " ...

Via Computing: MoD may have misled parliament

Project Estimation Software

Here's a software enabler for project estimation that strives to improve estimates to within five percent. ...

... "SEER for IT replicates real-world scenarios and outcomes by combining sophisticated cost modeling technology with an easy-to-use interface; databases of industry and user inputs, rates and factors; and a parametric estimation engine. Designed to bring best practices to the planning and estimation of IT projects and IT support, it can be configured to an organization's unique environment and offers a consistent and repeatable process that supports both detailed and high-level project estimates and trade-offs. The results can be shared easily throughout the organization. " ...

Via Galorath: SEER for IT Estimation Software