Is your project complete before you feel confident estimating what it will take? Estimating is a pain point in most organizations while acknowledged often goes unchecked. The impact is. A dynamic marketplace requires conscious decisions about spending to survive. Poor estimating can mean budget overages, sunk costs and the funding of fewer projects. Learn to consistently produce accurate estimates. Even the most experienced participant can benefit from the techniques in covered in this course.

Who Should Attend:  This class is intended for anyone who may need assistance with estimating including: managers, project managers, analysts and team members will benefit from the principles of estimating produced in this class.

By the end of the day, participants will be able to:

• Explain uses for estimates
• Scope the estimating effort
• Identify risks that may affect the estimate
• Demonstrate techniques for maintaining the estimate to keep it relevant
• Leverage estimating tools
• Distinguish types and levels of the estimate
• Learn to avoid common estimating errors