Schedule estimation and uncertainty surrounding the cone of uncertainty

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Little, T [1 ]
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[1] Landmark Graph, Houston, TX 77242 USA
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10.1109/MS.2006.82
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TP31 [计算机软件];
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081202 ; 0835 ;
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One software product company found that its project duration estimation accuracy followed a lognormal distribution, and the uncertainty range was nearly identical at all stages in the project life cycle. This conflicts with popular interpretation of the "cone of uncertainty" concept.
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