Information Technology Project Management
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Author: Kathy Schwalbe
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Difference between estimating activity durations and estimating the effort required to perform an activity:
- Duration is the time taken to complete an activity or task in a project. Activity duration is affected by the individual resources involved in it.
- The duration and effort are different to each other.
- Effort is the resource estimate and the hard work required to complete an activity. Estimated activity duration relates to time estimate...
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