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6.4.2.2 Alternative Analysis

See Section 6.4.2.2 of the PMBOK Guide.
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6.4.2.3 Published Estimating Data

See Section 6.4.2.3 of the PMBOK Guide.
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6.4.2.4 Bottom-Up Estimating

See Section 6.4.2.4 of the PMBOK Guide.
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6.4.2.5 Project Management Software

See Section 6.4.2.5 of the PMBOK Guide.
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6.4.2.6 Service-Level Agreements

There may be an agreement between the project manager and the customer or other stakeholder that specifies
the amount of work to be accomplished over a specified period of time. This establishes the development capacity
and may impact resource estimation.

6.4.2.7 Other Tools and Techniques

Other tools and techniques for estimating software project activity resources include use of algorithmic estimation
models and function point/story point/use-case estimation tools. See Section 7 of this Software Extension.

6.4.3 Estimate Activity Resources: Outputs

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The outputs listed in Section 6.4.3 of the PMBOK Guide are applicable outputs from estimating software
project resources.

6.4.3.1 Activity Resource Requirements

See Section 6.4.3.1 of the PMBOK Guide.
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6.4.3.2 Resource Breakdown Structure

See Section 6.4.3.2 of the PMBOK Guide.
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