It comes up…project change orders, small development efforts, small changes you want to make to a requirement or shifting a phase around because it makes sense for the project and the solution. But what happens when you struggle and can’t get anyone to give you an estimate. I always like to estimate the work myself first – just to make sure I’m in the ballpark and that my developers aren’t trying to pull a fast one on me. But I’m usually not going to take a big change order to the customer without good input from a project team member or other subject matter expert (SME).
What happens when no one wants to give the project manager an estimate? Have you ever had this happen? If you have, then you know the frustration. Maybe everyone is busy, maybe no one wants to commit to something in writing, or maybe there isn’t enough available information to give the estimator the confidence he needs in order to be able to provide a quality estimate. People usually want to provide quality work and will shy away from providing less than quality work or information.
What happens when no one wants to give the project manager an estimate? Have you ever had this happen? If you have, then you know the frustration. Maybe everyone is busy, maybe no one wants to commit to something in writing, or maybe there isn’t enough available information to give the estimator the confidence he needs in order to be able to provide a quality estimate. People usually want to provide quality work and will shy away from providing less than quality work or information.
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