Analogous Estimating Glossary Definition

Term Analogous Estimating
Definition

Analogous Estimating uses historical information from similar work to estimate duration, effort, or cost.

Context & Usage

It is useful early in planning when detailed information is limited, but its quality depends on how comparable the previous work really is.

Project managers, sponsors, and project-controls staff use this concept in budget reviews, performance reporting, forecasting, and variance conversations.

Related concepts include Cost Baseline, Planned Value, Earned Value, Actual Cost, Cost Variance and Schedule Variance.

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