Find out what analogous estimating is and when to use it.

1. What is analogous
estimating?

2. Analogous
estimating
is a form of project
estimating for cost and
duration

3. A definition...

4. Using the actual duration or cost
of a previous, similar activity as
the basis for estimating the
duration or cost of a present or
future activity.
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Dictionary of Project Management Terms, 3rd Edition,
J. LeRoy Ward

5. What?
It is ‘top down’
estimating

6. Analogous
estimating
is used when...

7. 1. You don’t know
much about this
project
2. The project is
similar to other
projects

8. 3. The estimators
have a lot of
experience with
the subject matter

9. Analogous
estimating
is the technique of choice
for early estimates

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