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1、原文:ProjectCostManagementByJosephPhillipsFmnotahugefanofcountrymusic,butLyleLovettisoneofmyfavourites.HowcanyounotlikeLyleLovett?Afterall,hemarriedJuliaRoberts.(Ah.JuliaRoberts,ifyou'vereadmyarticlesbefore,youknowhowmuchIadmirethatsmilingbeauty.Sure,shesnubbedKeif
2、er,dumpedLyle,hadasetoftwins,andrefusestoreturnmyphonecalls.Still,sheisJuliaRoberts.)Anyway,thepointTmtryingtomakeisthatIlikeLyleLovett'smusic:rhythmandblues,bigband,goodofcountry.InoneofLovett^songs,hecroons,nWouldyoulikeakiss?”Shesaid,"Thankyou,no.FlltakesomeM・
3、O・N・E・Y."ProjectmanagersarelikethegirlinLovettrssong:^Managementasks,nWouldyoulikemoretime?”Werespond,"Thankyou,no.FlltakesomeM-O-N-E-Y.H^Customersoffer,"Wouldyouliketoreducethescope?”Weanswer,”Thankyou,no.BltakesomeM-O-N-E-Y.n^Sponsorsdemandaspeedierschedule.Wer
4、espond,nThankyou,no.FlltakesomeM-O-N-E-Y.MGetthepoint?FromITtoconstruction,mostprojectshavetopurchasematerials:routersandcables,shinglesandcement,andsoon.Wealmostalwaysmustbuysomethingstocompletetheprojectwork.Thinkbacktoyourlastproject;didn'tyouhavetobuysomethin
5、g?Apieceofsoftware.Abook.Alargedouble-cheeseandsausagepizzaforyourteam.Someone,youortheorganisationyouworkfor,hadtocoughupthecashtobuythatstuff.Regardlessofscopeorschedule,projectsneedfundstocompletethework.Technically,evenprojectsthatuseonlylabourhavefundsattach
6、edtothem;someone,somewhereispayingforthatlabou匚Whathappensifyoudon'thavethecorrectamountoffundstocompletetheprojectscope?Yourprojectisdoomed.GotYourMoneyonYourMind?Howdoweknowwhataprojectwillcost?Wereallydon't,untiltheprojectiscomplete.Isoundmorelikeacarmechanict
7、hanaprojectmanager,butthetruthis,andthismaystingjustalittle,wecan'tknowthefinalprojectcostuntiltheprojectiscompletebecausewecan'taccuratelypredictthefuture.Whatwecandoiscreateanestimate.Anestimateismorethanpullingarandomnumberoutoftheail；adding20%forgoodmeasure,a
8、ndthensaying,nThatllwork.”Arealestimateevolvesasprojectdetailsbecomeavailable.Thisisprogressiveelaboration.Projectestimatesstartoutbroad,andastheprojectdeliver
