Estimation Report

Definition

A estimation report is the management work product that formally documents the development organization’s estimations for the effort, schedule, and cost of an endeavor.

Objectives

The typical objectives of an estimation report are to formally document the development organization’s for:

• TBD

Benefits

The typical benefits of an estimation report include:

• TBD

Contents

An estimation report typically has the following contents:

• Estimation Process
• Effort Estimates
• Schedule Estimates
• Cost Estimates
• Appendices:
  • Major Issues
  • TBDs
  • Assumptions

Stakeholders

An estimation Report typically has the following stakeholders:

• Producers:
  • Management Team:
    • Contact Center Management Team
    • Data Center Management Team
    • Program Management Team
    • Program Management Team
    • Project Management Team
    • Reuse Center Management Team
• Evaluators:
  • Management Inspection Team
  • Process Team
  • Quality Team
• Approvers:
  • Management Team:
    • Contact Center Management Team
    • Data Center Management Team
    • Program Management Team
    • Program Management Team
    • Project Management Team
    • Reuse Center Management Team
  • Technical Leader
  • Customer Representative
• Maintainers:
  • Development Organization
• Users:
  • Management Team:
    • Contact Center Management Team
    • Data Center Management Team
    • Program Management Team
    • Program Management Team
    • Project Management Team
    • Reuse Center Management Team
  • Customer Organization

Phases

An estimation report is typically produced and maintained during the following phases:

• Business Strategy: Completed
• Business Optimization: Completed
• Initiation: Completed
• Construction: Completed
• Delivery: Completed
• Usage: Completed
• Retirement: Completed

Preconditions

An estimation report can typically be started if the following preconditions hold:

• TBD

Inputs

An estimation report typically has the following inputs:

• Work Products:
  • Contract
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Metrics Report
  • Process Description Document
• Stakeholders:
  • Management Team:
    • Contact Center Management Team
    • Data Center Management Team
    • Program Management Team
    • Program Management Team
    • Project Management Team
    • Reuse Center Management Team
  • Metrics Team
  • Requirements Team
  • Architecture Team
  • Process Team
  • Technical Leader

Guidelines

• This is a living document that must be maintained and updated as the endeavor progresses.
• Use the procedure in the associated work flow to produce this work product.
• If you tailor this work product, then tailor its associated standard, template, and inspection checklist.

Conventions

Estimation reports are typically constrained by the following conventions:

• Work Flow
• Content and Format Standard
• MS Word Template
• XML Template
• Inspection Checklist

Examples

• Example Estimation Report