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| Subject | is a kind of | has definition |
|---|---|---|
| cost estimation | process | The process of estimating the effort and elapsed time of an activity or project |
| optimistic-likely-pessimistic estimation | cost estimation | An approach to cost estimation in which you make three estimates for each task and for the project as a whole: An optimistic estimate, (in which everything goes well) the likely estimate and a pessimistic estimate (where you account for everything that could go wrong) |
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