Abstract: A system for enhancing the predictive value of planning of a pending project based upon data from historical projects, the system comprising means for storing historical data in a manner that permits later extraction of such data based upon similarity of characteristics, the means comprising a plurality of sectors into which data from similarly situated historical projects maybe stored, and means for extracting certain subsets of historical data for purposes of performing statistical analyses on such data to enhance project planning as needed throughout the pendency of the pending project.