Question

A project manager is leading a predictive infrastructure project. The team has drafted the scope statement and identified major deliverables, but developers are already asking for detailed task assignments and cost estimates. Several team members are confused about how the large deliverables map to their day-to-day work, and early estimates are proving unreliable. What should the project manager do NEXT to bring clarity and support accurate estimating?

Accepted Answer

Decompose the major deliverables into a work breakdown structure (WBS) down to the work package level

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Assign tasks directly to team members based on their functional roles to eliminate confusion

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Request bottom-up cost estimates from each team member for the major deliverables

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Finalize the schedule baseline so the team has firm dates to work toward