Course Overview
Effective estimates are a given for success in today's software projects. This unique and highly interactive two-day seminar focuses on how to create reliable estimates for whole projects, individual features, and work tasks using a variety of estimation techniques.

Participants will learn estimation fundamentals and discover how estimation can be used in conjunction with project management to improve the predictability of projects and products. You’ll complete the seminar having the skills and knowledge to arrive at more realistic and effective estimates that individuals, teams and business partners can rely upon to make achievable work commitments.

Software Productivity Center (SPC) have been recognized experts in the field of software estimation for more than 10-years, this new and extensively updated seminar presents the latest thinking on software estimation. Read More.

Who Should Attend
This seminar is intended for senior management, project directors, project managers, program managers, software developers, engineers, project leaders, product managers, sales and marketing executives, and senior engineers about to move into a leadership role.

Learning Objectives
By participating in this seminar, you will improve your ability to:

• How to improve the quality of your estimates
• A framework for successful estimation
• The characteristics of good estimates and good estimation
• Guidelines for when and how to use different estimation techniques
• How estimation fits into the process of making commitments between the software team and business partners
• Effective strategies for presenting and negotiating estimates
• How to build up your own capability for repeatable estimation success
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Plus, receive valuable takeaways. The workshop manual supplies full step-by-step instructions for sound estimation techniques (including when and how to use them) along with valuable concept explanations and facilitation techniques used within the course.

Some comments from past participants:
“The instructor really understood the material and related the concepts to real-world experiences."
"Liked the material following the software lifecycle. I can easily relate it to my company's processes"
"This is the type of training that should be given to all levels, from senior management down."

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Read the Instructor Bio: Geoff Hewson.

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• How to Write Effective Use Cases Right:
  The Key to Finding the Right Requirements
• Successfully Managing Agile Projects
• Foundations for Success in Software Development
• Quality: The Foundation for Great Software
• Building a Great Product: The Qualities of Great Software
• 8 Essential Steps for Managing Software Projects

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May 17-18         Vancouver, BC         $1095 CAD   Register
November 4-5   Vancouver, BC         $1095 CAD   Register

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