In this guided project you will learn how estimate the durations of your project activities. You will estimate the duration of your project activities, using techniques such as Expert Judgment, Analogy, and Parametric Estimation. Once you have developed a WBS (see Guided Project: Creating a WBS, for how to create one), and decompose the work packages (lowest elements in the WBS) into the necessary activities (See Guided Project: Creating a Project Network Diagram), you can use the bottom up estimation technique. To improve the accuracy of your estimate you will learn how to use the three-point estimation technique, taking into account risk and uncertainty. You will also learn how use statistics to come up with an Interval Estimate with a up to a 99% confidence level.
Project Scheduling: Estimate Activity Durations
Instructor: Hamid Aougab
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What you'll learn
Estimate your project's activities using Expert Judgment, Analogy and Parametric estimating
Use the Three-Point Estimating Technique
Use statistics to develop an Interval Estimate with up to 99% confidence level
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In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Sign in your Google Drive account, or create one, open a new Google Sheet and load your project WBS & project activities
Use the 1 point estimation technique
Use the three-point estimation technique
Improve your Estimate's accuracy
Develop an Interval Estimate with a confidence level
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Reviewed on Mar 15, 2021
I have a great learning experience. Thank you coursera for this opportunity.
Reviewed on Aug 31, 2023
Course was nice, but there is a need to change the speaker voice quality is not nice and not easy to understand it .
Reviewed on Mar 24, 2021
This guided project is good for the project enthusiast without prior experience on project scheduling. I enjoyed it, Why don't you try out yourself.
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