Business Intelligence Cookbook: A Project Lifecycle Approach Using Oracle Technology

Identifying and quantifying the effort drivers

Effort or task drivers are those components which increase the time taken to complete a task.

Getting ready

Before starting, it is important to have an understanding of the size of the project and, if possible, some historical data from past projects.

How to do it...

Once you have created the work breakdown structure, reopen this spreadsheet:

1. Create a column called Effort Drivers:
   
2. For each task, identify what will drive an increase or decrease in the amount of effort required to complete the task:
   
3. Complete ...