Description
This course is based on content and student kits provided by ITCourseware, LLC.
Course Objective
Participants first discover how to properly identify project deliverables, and then determine the key activities needed to produce those deliverables. After reviewing a number of estimating concepts and techniques, students derive the level of effort and duration for each activity. The aim is for students to be able to answer two key questions: What will it take to produce the deliverables? How long will it take?
Target Student
BAs who need to be able to estimate the level of effort and duration of their project deliverables; BAs who participate in the project planning and scheduling process.
Duration
1 day
Prerequisites
Fast Start® in Business Analysis recommended.
Course Content
1. Introduction and Fundamentals
Programs and Projects
PMI Basic Concepts
The BA role in project planning
Overview of Planning
2. Estimating Techniques
The estimating road map
Typical BA deliverables
Identifying the activities to produce the
deliverables
Effort versus duration
The estimating challenge
Estimating techniques
3. Determining Level of Duration
Estimating duration from effort
The Gantt Chart
4. Risk Management
What is risk?
What is risk Management?
Assessing risks and incorporating them
into the plan
