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1. Chapter 5 – Estimating Project Times and Costs Definition, Types, Influencing factors, Guidelines, Macro vs. Micro, Methods, Cost types 10/27/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson)

2. Course Structure 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson)

6. Factors Influencing the Quality of Estimates 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) People Quality of Estimates Project Duration Project Structure and Organization Padding Estimates Organization Culture Other (Nonproject) Factors Planning Horizon

9. Macro versus Micro Estimating 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) TABLE 5.1 Conditions for Preferring Top-Down or Bottom-Up Time and Cost Estimates Condition Macro Estimates Micro Estimates (Top-down) (Bottom-up) Strategic decision making X Cost and time important X High uncertainty X Internal, small project X Fixed-price contract X Customer wants details X Unstable scope X

12. Apportion Method of Allocating Costs Using the WBS 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) FIGURE 5.1

13. Simplified Basic Function Point Count Process for a Prospective Project or Deliverable 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) TABLE 5.2

14. Example: Function Point Count Method 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) TABLE 5.3

16. SB45 Support Cost Estimate Worksheet 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) FIGURE 5.2

17. Phase Estimating over Product Life Cycle 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) FIGURE 5.3

20. Types of Costs Direct Costs Project Overhead Costs General & Administrative Overhead Costs 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson)

24. Contract Bid Summary Costs 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) FIGURE 5.6 Direct costs $80,000 Direct overhead $20,000 G&A overhead (20%) $20,000 Profit (20%) $24,000 Total bid $144,000

25. Three Views of Cost 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) FIGURE 5.5

29. Creating a Database for Estimating 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) FIGURE 5.7 Estimating Database Templates

30. Key Terms 10/01/07 SJSU - Bus. 286 David Bentley (Gray & Larson) Apportionment methods Bottom-up estimates Contingency funds Delphi method Direct costs Function points Interaction costs Learning curves Overhead costs Padding estimates Phase estimating Ratio methods Template method Time and cost databases Top-down estimates