Identifying tasks, estimating & metrics

Near the beginning of this module we looked at how to calculate project durations from a list of tasks, using critical path and resource smoothing techniques

But how do we know how long each task will take? And how do we devise a complete list of tasks in the first place?

In these notes we shall:

analyse different approaches to estimating
discuss the usefulness of metrics
describe Work Breakdown Structures
describe the procedure of product-based planning, including
- Product Breakdown Structure; and
- Product Flow Diagram.