• Scheduling
• Plan Development - Task Identification and Workbreakdown Structure
• Scheduling Checklist
• Estimating Methods and Processes


• Tracking
• Milestone Table with Driver Tasks
• Tracking with Visible Deliverables


• Communication
• Communication Plan
• Project Stakeholder/Influencer Assessment and Communication Plan


• Status Reports
• Project Status Report Formats
• Simple Portfolio Status Report
• Issue Resolution Status Report


• Bonus: Budgeting
• Budget and Cost Tracking Formats

Estimating Methods and Processes

Summary: An overview of estimating methods for generating detailed project schedules. The file includes a brief description of the purpose, goals, and process of estimating, as well as specific estimating techniques for the project manager and project team.

This guideline will help you and your team:

• Develop a consistent, repeatable estimation process as part of your scheduling activities (instead of resorting to "best guess" information).
• Identify and apply the most appropriate estimation techniques for given tasks.
• Continuously improve estimation process and skills among your team members and across the organization.

What you get:

• An overview of the estimating process, purpose, and goals and general approaches.
• An 8-step estimation process for more accurate scheduling and estimating.
• Explanations of 8 different estimation techniques: Historical Data, Decomposition Process, Brainstorming meetings, Heuristics (Personal or "Expert" Experience), Delphi Method, Network Diagrams - PERT, CPM (ADM), GERT, etc., Rule of Thumb registries and charts, "Rolling wave" or "iterative" estimating.