Project Estimation Strategies:
Improve your project-scheduling techniques

A 4-hour, 4 PDU (0.4 CEU) Web-based Program $225 [Single user / 90 day license] The estimation challenge When a project involves new processes or new technologies, project managers often find themselves in unfamiliar territory. Yet customers, stakeholders, and managers still demand reliable delivery dates. Originally developed for Sun Microsystems, Project Estimation Strategies (PES) addresses the unusual challenges that occur in projects that require specialized resources and involve a high degree of novelty. Using voice-stream and onscreen animation, PES shows you effective new strategies for estimating and scheduling such projects.PES presents the key concepts and best practices from the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and shows you how to apply them to scheduling a "first-time" project. Additional topics will include: How to tackle estimation under uncertainty and how to improve the overall timing, predict Upon Completion, you will be able to: Assess the critical impact of Resource Constraints Identify your project's Critical Chain of activities Add safety by using  Path Buffers  instead of task padding Understand how to deploy Project Buffers, Feeding Buffers, and Resource Buffers Size your buffers appropriately based on risk levels in the Four Basic Task Types Use Structured Optimization techniques to shorten the project's Critical Chain Monitor Buffer Consumption to keep your projects on track And much, much more! Who will benefit: This program has been designed for project managers, program managers, and team leaders - those who develop schedules and manage projects. The class assumes basic familiarity with traditional project-management terms and concepts (Gantt charts, dependencies, resource leveling, slack, etc.). PES will also briefly review key ideas from the Critical Path Method (CPM).If you are unfamiliar with the elements of project scheduling, we recommend that you first take our companion online class, Project Scheduling Fundamentals or its equivalent. Registration: Individual user registrations for this program are $225 for a 90-day license key. Substantial discounts are available for volume purchases and site licenses. To request a guest login for review purposes, e-mail us at info@LCAtrain.com or call us at 877-221-4522. Project Estimation Fundamentals is also available as a 1-day instructor-led program.