Sin is a term used mainly in a religious context to describe an act that violates a moral code of conduct or the state of having committed such a violation.
In monotheistic religions, the code of conduct is determined by God. Colloquially, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, harmful, or alienative might be termed "sinful".
Knowingly, and unknowingly, we as estimation experts committ sins in the area of Estimation, leading to a harmful effects on the project management, tracking and control.

With the premise that not doing wrong things is a way to do the right, the presentation highlights the common sins committed by experts in the field of estimation.

Taking into account the current practical realities of business, the presentation explains, how we can improve the process of estimation, and how to gather the critical mass required to make the change happen in an organization.

Pradeep Chennavajjuala has around 12+ years of experience in the areas of Project Management and system development in the business sectors of, information technology, and manufacturing.

His focus areas of research and consulting at QAI India are Requirement Management, Software Estimation, Software Project Management, and Software Testing. He is also the core member and is responsible for the conceptualization, and development of centers of excellence in the technical areas of Project Management, Testing and Software Engineering.

Prior to joining QAI, Pradeep was associated with Planetasia, Zee Telefilms, KPMG Worldwide, American Express Bank – TRS, and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. As part of his career, Pradeep worked with academic institutions at Penn State and BITS, Pilani as their faculty member for Management, Systems Engineering and Software Engineering.

As part of his research, he has co-authored a paper titled “Requirement Engineering and Estimation in e-COM Application Development”. The paper was accepted for presentation at the International SEPG Conference held at Bangalore, India in February 2001.

Pradeep Chennavajjuala is a post-graduate in Management Systems from Penn State University, USA; a graduate in Production Engineering & Marketing from BITS, Pilani; and a Certified Software Tester (CSTE) from QAI, USA. In addition, he holds a certification on Oracle ERP Applications from Oracle Corporation, USA.