project estimator is working on estimates for a project that is very similar to a previous project, in that it has many of the same features and those features have similar costs. Each feature or deliverable will represent the same percentage of the total cost as it did for the previous project. He is using the _________ method of top-down estimating. a. ratio b. consensus c. apportion d. function point

project estimator is working on estimates for a project that is very similar to a previous project, in that it has many of the same features and those features have similar costs. Each feature or deliverable will represent the same percentage of the total cost as it did for the previous project. He is using the _________ method of top-down estimating. a. ratio b. consensus c. apportion d. function point

Information Technology Project Management

9th Edition

ISBN:9781337101356

Author:Kathy Schwalbe

Publisher:Kathy Schwalbe

Chapter7: Project Cost Management

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 8QQ

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