Estimating Activity Estimating Activity DurationsDurations
Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.Farrokh Alemi, Ph.D.
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PurposePurpose
Accuracy mattersAccuracy matters
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Implicit Assumptions Implicit Assumptions RevealedRevealed
More people, less timeMore people, less time
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Source of DataSource of Data
Expert opinions Expert opinions Time studiesTime studies Statistical analysisStatistical analysis
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Expert opinions Expert opinions Time studiesTime studies Statistical analysisStatistical analysis
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Source of DataSource of Data
Expert opinions Expert opinions Time studiesTime studies
Stop motion studiesStop motion studies DiaryDiary
Statistical analysisStatistical analysis
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Expert opinions Expert opinions Time studiesTime studies Statistical analysisStatistical analysis
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Assessing Experts OpinionsAssessing Experts Opinions
AssumptionsAssumptions Estimate, talk and estimateEstimate, talk and estimate DelphiDelphi
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Assessing Experts OpinionsAssessing Experts Opinions
AssumptionsAssumptions Estimate, talk and estimateEstimate, talk and estimate DelphiDelphi
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Assessing Experts OpinionsAssessing Experts Opinions
AssumptionsAssumptions Estimate, talk and estimateEstimate, talk and estimate DelphiDelphi
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Example of Estimate Talk Example of Estimate Talk Estimate Estimate
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Example of Estimate Talk Example of Estimate Talk EstimateEstimate Thanks for
agreeing to help us…please write
down …
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Example of Estimate Talk Example of Estimate Talk EstimateEstimate
Responses from different expert are collected and displayed on the
flip chart without attribution
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Example of Estimate Talk Example of Estimate Talk EstimateEstimate This is great.
Lets discuss why it could take a
long time…
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Example of Estimate Talk Example of Estimate Talk EstimateEstimate
Well it depends on the
experience of the person
configuring the system
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Example of Estimate Talk Example of Estimate Talk EstimateEstimate
And it also depends on how cooperative the clinicians are.
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Example of Estimate Talk Example of Estimate Talk EstimateEstimate
Discussion of Assumptions
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Example of Estimate Talk Example of Estimate Talk EstimateEstimate You have said …
please re-estimate…
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PERTPERT
OptimisticOptimistic Realistic Realistic PessimisticPessimistic
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PERTPERT
OptimisticOptimistic Realistic Realistic PessimisticPessimistic
6
estimate Optimisticestimate Realistic4estimate cPessimistiduration Expected
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PERT DialoguePERT Dialogue
How long do you think it would
take to send 100 surveys out?
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PERT DialoguePERT Dialogue
It all depends. I have seen people do it in 6 hours and I have seen others do it in 1 hour.
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PERT DialoguePERT Dialogue
But given what I know about your operations
I think it will take 2 hours.
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PERT DialoguePERT Dialogue
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Take Home LessonTake Home Lesson
Estimate-Talk-Estimate and PERT Estimate-Talk-Estimate and PERT method can increase accuracy of method can increase accuracy of estimate of duration of activities estimate of duration of activities