Fundamentals of project management
Attending this training is advantageous.
Estimating and planning IT projects
At the end of the course, you will earn a Certificate of Completion from Spirit in Projects.
Do you want to create reliable forecasts for your project timelines and costs? If you’re looking to gain insights into planning and estimating IT projects, then this training will guide you. Together, we’ll explore different approaches to project estimation, helping you improve the accuracy and reliability of your estimates.
Advising
Objectives
- Critically evaluate the quality and accuracy of the inputs and assumptions used for project estimations
- Understand the key factors influencing estimation
- Familiarize yourself with various effort estimation techniques
- Ensure that estimation results are accurate and realistic before proceeding with project planning and execution
- Implement a well-structured and detailed project planning process in your company
Target groups:
Project Manager, Product Owner, Project Director and IT Project Director
Syllabus
1. Requirements in the specification document as a basis for estimation
- Types of requirements for estimation
- Presentation of requirements for estimation
- Effort differences between various types of requirements
2. How IT methodologies influence estimation and planning
- Waterfall
- Iterative-incremental
- Agile
3. Understanding basic estimation methods and reviewing the results
- Planning poker
- Delphi estimation
- Expert estimation
4. Understanding advanced estimation methods and reviewing the results
- Function Points und Use Case Points
- COCOMO II
5. Reviewing the planning of IT projects
- Quality criteria for good IT project planning
- Milestone planning
- Work packages
- Performance specifications
- Resource planning