Discuss the differences in constraints at the organizational, project, and customer levels.

What will be an ideal response?

Remember the scope of this question is in cost estimating only and not all project-
related items. These differences are listed in the text so the students should be
able to derive the answer. Organizational constraints stem more from
management’s influence. There can be some accounting or procurements
processes that might have an effect as well. The project constraints can be from a
lack of qualified individuals to gather information or participate in project
activities. In some cases a lack of time was a constraint in information gathering
or estimating. Customer constraints can be many, but the typical ones are the
changes early on that present challenges in cost estimating. Customers might also
require certain processes that can influence estimating.