Welcome to the topic of mastering project management! This video lesson, ‘Estimating Task Duration,’ explains methods for gauging how long tasks will take to complete—realistically. This lesson is the ninth of sixteen in the ‘Project Planning’ video course, which describes how to plan and organize your project so it can be completed efficiently and successfully. From this lesson, viewers will learn how to use the PETR methodology to compute a duration time from estimated numbers. Additionally, this lesson describes a variety of methods for estimating various durations, including the similarity method and the Delphi technique.
Overview
COURSE DIFFICULTY
COURSE DURATION
7m
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Estimate the duration of tasks using various methodologies
Analyze factors that influence task duration
Create realistic project timelines based on task duration estimates
Communicate duration estimates effectively to stakeholders
Adjust task durations based on project changes and feedback
Project Managers, Team Leaders, Business Analysts, Operations Managers, Professionals involved in project planning
Basic understanding of project management principles
01. Introduction to Task Duration Estimation
02. Methodologies for Estimating Task Duration
03. Factors Affecting Task Duration
04. Creating and Communicating Project Timelines
05. Adjusting Estimates and Managing Changes
SKILLS LEARNED
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Estimate the duration of tasks using various methodologies
Analyze factors that influence task duration
Create realistic project timelines based on task duration estimates
Communicate duration estimates effectively to stakeholders
Adjust task durations based on project changes and feedback
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Project Managers, Team Leaders, Business Analysts, Operations Managers, Professionals involved in project planning
PREREQUISITES
Basic understanding of project management principles
COURSE OUTLINE
01. Introduction to Task Duration Estimation
02. Methodologies for Estimating Task Duration
03. Factors Affecting Task Duration
04. Creating and Communicating Project Timelines
05. Adjusting Estimates and Managing Changes
