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Summary of 5 tools of estimation from pg 85.
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In this activity you will work out the resources required for each task in your own project. You can draw on a range of the techniques to estimate resources required and duration of activities. At this stage all that is required is what you need. When you look at time and scheduling we can integrate what you need with when it is or is not available.
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Expert: for example a quantity surveyor could be brought in for a building project
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Alternative analysis: perhaps there is a choice of assigning the job to your own staff, subcontracting, or a combination. Perhaps there are alternative materials, perhap there is a choice between buying in pre-assembled components rather than resource the assembly of components. All of the alternatives will have different resource requirements.
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Published estimating data: There may be publications that have developed estimation guides for specific industries. This web site [http://www.markupandprofit.com/articles/basics-estimating] gives an example in a building context.
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Project management software: There are now many options for software that can help you estimate the resources you require. Microsoft Project is extensively used, but there are many alternative. See the course guide for a range of options [add link]
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Bottom-up estimating: This is breaking the activities down into their most basic components and allocating the resources at that small chuck level then adding them all together. It can give high levels of accuracy but is time consuming.
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Revision as of 01:26, 28 October 2016

In this activity you will work out the resources required for each task in your own project. You can draw on a range of the techniques to estimate resources required and duration of activities. At this stage all that is required is what you need. When you look at time and scheduling we can integrate what you need with when it is or is not available.

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