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Like bad weather forecasts, everyone complains about bad
estimates....

Unrealistic or overly optimistic expectations, unmanageable feature
scope, missed key elements, inappropriate staffing all doom software
projects from the start.

The knowledge of the doomed nature of a project weighs heavily on the
psyche of the entire team. The project consisting of desperate
attempts to correct these problem is usually characterized by long
especially grueling hours, weekends away from families, and unhappy
results. Management disparately throw more bodies at the problem while
teams cut corners to make impossible deadlines. Exhaustion. Burnout.

Does this sound like hell or simply business as usual?

Take control of your projects. Rose Point Consulting is offering an
online seminar "Software Cost Estimation - A Practical Guide"

Next Class: April 24th and 25th 2007, 1 PM ET (10 AM PT)

This class is designed to give software development professionals a
practical understanding of parametric software cost estimation. This 2-
day, 7 hour virtual course will cover the fundamentals of software
cost estimation. It covers estimation theory and best practices.
Through the use of labs and case studies attendees will walk through
the practical application of industry standard estimation models.
Attendees will be given estimation worksheets that they put to use
immediately to help estimate and manage software development
projects.

Topics Covered Include:

* Intro to Parametric Estimation
* Estimation Models
* Size Estimates
* Software Development Cost Drivers
* Estimating Whole Lifecycle Costs
* Case Studies

As a follow-up to the class, attendees can also sign up for 2 free
hours of estimation mentoring by an experienced cost analyst (a $300
value).

Please contact us for pricing more than one attendee or for
registering for a course at a time convenient for you and your staff.

Best Regards,

Rose Point Consulting

www.rosepointconsulting.com