Self-Study Questions
Questions 1 through 5 relate to the following table of schedule estimates and actual completion data from a set of software projects at Mega Industries.
| Milestone | A | B | C | D | E | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project scope defined | 22 | 12 | 36 | 80 | 20 | 5 |
| Requirements complete | 17 | 15 | 20 | 68 | 28 | 5 |
| Design complete | 18 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 30 | 6 |
| Code complete | 20 | 16 | 19 | 48 | 28 | 6 |
| Testing complete | 23 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 33 | 7 |
| Actual schedule | 24 wks | 16 mos | 18 mos | 48 wks | 36 mos | 8 mos |
| 1. | Create a table, similar to Table 21.4, which shows the relative values of the estimates at the point they were made. |
| 2. | Using the relative values from the previous question, make a table like Table 21.5 that shows the minimum, mean (average), and maximum relative values at the given milestones for Mega Industries. Note: If you can easily compute the standard deviation ... |
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