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Using the Monte Carlo Forecasting Spreadsheets (e-learning)

Learn how to use the free throughput and velocity forecasting spreadsheets offered by Focused Objective. Many people use these spreadsheets when forecasting software project delivery dates, portfolios, and team capacity.

Description

Self-paced course on using the Monte Carlo forecasting spreadsheets::

Throughput Forecaster: I want to forecast how long a single feature may take 

Multiple Feature Cut Line Forecaster: I want to forecast multiple features at once

Course curriculum

  1. Welcome and Introduction

    1. About this course

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    2. Before we begin...

    3. Downloading the Spreadsheets and Getting them Running

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    4. Exercise 1 - Download and PLAY!

    5. Resources: Slides, Spreadsheets, Worksheets

  2. Using the spreadsheets

    1. Forecasting a Single Feature (or backlog) Introduction

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    2. Exercise 2 - Basic Forecasting of a Single Backlog

    3. Forecasting Multiple Features Introduction

    4. How to use Team Throughput or Velocity Data

    5. How to Manage the Splitting of Work

    6. How to Manage Risks (things that "might" go wrong)

    7. How to Handle System Changes in Delivery Pace (e.g. vacations, adding people, pandemics, etc)

  3. Advanced topics

    1. What is Monte Carlo Forecasting and Why Do I Care?

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    2. How Much Historical Data Do I Need?

    3. Spreadsheet Settings and Options

  4. Before you go...

    1. Quiz on the key points

    2. Still got questions? What's next...

    3. How did we do?

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