Estimating Costs and Allocating Resources

In conducting a web search (listservs, message boards, blogs), I located two resources that would be useful in estimating the costs, effort, and/or activity durations associated with ID projects.

The first resource was:

http://searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com/feature/IT-project-management-The-cost-estimating-process

You’ll learn about cost estimation and project management.  I would use this site to refer to examples or different scenarios that may relate to a project I am currently working.

The second resource was:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-estimate-project-costs.html

You'll learn how to organize, estimate, and schedule projects efficiently and effectively. This is your bible in project management. You'll also discover how to manage deliverables, issue changes, assess risks, maintain communications, and live up to expectations by making the most of the latest technology and software and by avoiding common problems that can trip up even the best project managers. I would use this site as a reference guide similar to a dictionary when managing a project.