Business Analysis / Requirements
Software Project Estimating / Scheduling
This is a 3-day workshop that will enable participants to improve their estimating and scheduling skills and increase confidence in their work.
The focus of the workshop is on practical and effective methods that have been proven from experience with thousands of software projects. This workshop creates an understanding of the underlying nature, dynamics and characteristics of software projects and the way they influence estimating and scheduling.
The workshop shows you how to estimate software projects reliably. It covers practical approaches to estimating as well as various techniques to use in different situations. You are shown how to select the most appropriate estimating technique for a specific situation and how to adjust the formulae and models to best fit your situation.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is extremely helpful for systems project managers, analysts, designers, software developers, and anyone else who may be involved in software estimating or scheduling.
Workshop Objectives
- Provide an understanding of the estimating process.
- Provide an understanding of the scheduling process.
- Identify various estimating strategies and techniques in use.
- Develop a working knowledge of some of the techniques using case studies.
- Provide a forum for discussing ideas, concerns, and estimating issues.
- Enable participants to start using at least two methods from this workshop.
- Enable participants to create standard estimating and scheduling practices and techniques in their environment.
- Enable participants to improve their estimating and scheduling skills.