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Time and Cost Estimation $[$WLO: $1][$CLOs: $3,4]$

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,

Read chapters $9$ and $10$ from the text Contemporary Project Management: Plan$-$driven and Agile Approaches.

Assume that you are working as a project manager for a construction company. In your initial post,

Discuss how you would prepare time and cost estimates for an upcoming project. Provide a general, high$-$level walk$-$through for an executive$-$

level audience.

Discuss how you would prepare time and cost estimates for your project when the project scope is new to you. In other words, if you do not know

what it will take for you to complete the project successfully, how will you become familiar with the project scope to be able to deliver meaningful

information?