Archive | REF: FIC0804 V1

MS Project 2007 and 2010: building forecasts

Author: Sophie TOUBLANC

Publication date: May 10, 2014 | Lire en français

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    1. Plan weather forecasts and take risks into account

    1.1 Enter optimistic or pessimistic lead time forecasts

    Project implementation is subject to risk. It is essential to take these risks into account during project planning and to translate them into optimistic or pessimistic forecasts of task duration and completion times .

    In [View/Toolbar], click on [Analysis (Pert Analysis)], then on the [Importances] icon, and modify the weightings to give more or less weight to the pessimistic and optimistic factors, depending on the measure of associated risks. Margin values can be predefined by the company according to the activity and typology of the project.

    The project manager will use this analysis to simulate forecasts, optimistic forecasts (without risks) or pessimistic forecasts (with...

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