Overview/Description Target Audience Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Overview/Description
Advanced Project Management: Project Estimating Techniques teaches learners how time-box and analogous estimates are used, how to use life-cycle projections, and how the Modified Delphi method is used. It also teaches how to calculate PERT estimates and how function point analysis and forecasting are used. In addition, it covers how to avoid common estimating mistakes and how orders of magnitude help gauge the accuracy of estimates. Finally, it teaches steps for explaining estimates to stakeholders, how to document estimates, and how to improve them.
Target Audience
Project managers who are responsible for managing all aspects of a project from start to finish, for managing multiple projects, and for maximizing utilization of resources to achieve the project goals. It is recommended that individuals take the first course in the series or have equivalent knowledge.