We cannot measure progress based simply on what has been built, only to discover too late that the quality is poor, and we have underestimated the testing effort required.

我们不能仅仅根据已经完成的项目来衡量项目的进展，这样当我们发现质量差的时候就已经太晚了，这是我们低估了检测需要付出的努力。

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Plus, since AIR applications are built with same technologies used to make browser-based apps, the time and effort to extend the app to the desktop is minimal.

另外，由于AIR应用程序采用的技术跟构建基于浏览器的应用程序的技术相同，所以把应用程序扩展到桌面上不需要很多时间和努力。

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If the team is late on item number 3, it is an simple effort to identify that the LDAP server has not been built out yet, and to measure how far it will put you behind schedule.

如果您的团队已进行到项目编号3后所指出的任务，则确定LDAP服务器是否尚未构建并衡量它会将项目进度推后多久是一项简单的工作。

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Al Ississ described the effort to leverage the goodwill built up by the ceasefire and meeting conditions for the IMF loan as a "giant miscalculation" by the Islamist leader.

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