The information-gathering process typically associated with scoping and effort estimation is too expensive be done on spec; it has to be compensated, and thus integrated into the project.

2025-07-10T04:20:29Z

New (and existing latent) information is continually being discovered over the course of any project.

Past a certain level of complexity, the time (and thus money) it takes to produce an effort estimate that is accurate enough to rely on, tends to be generally unacceptable.

Process Model Issues

The information-gathering process should suffuse the project, run its entire length, and effectively serve as its backbone.

The information-gathering process typically associated with scoping and effort estimation is too expensive be done on spec; it has to be compensated, and thus integrated into the project.