The aim of effective project management is to bring the project to completion on time and on schedule. Estimating project duration is a key function of scheduling. Individual activities make up the ...

Two key features of a project are on-time and on-budget delivery. The project manager can only fulfill these objectives if the estimates leading to the project schedule and budget are accurate.

Use this process to estimate a project’s effort hours Your email has been sent Editor’s note: This article was originally published December 11, 2006. There are three early estimates that are needed ...