Organization: (Enter Company, Division, Department, Group, Team etc)

Name: (Enter Project, Initiative,Title, Name etc)

Description: (Enter Brief Description of requested work)

Purpose: (Enter Information about estimate purpose; Feasibility, Business Case, Scheduled Project etc)

Estimator: (Enter name of Estimator(s))

Authorizer: (Enter Name, Title, Phone and Email address)

Date Required By: (Enter Date Estimate is needed by)

Requestor: (Enter Name, Title, Phone and Email address of Requestor)

Completion Date: (Enter date you completed estimate)

Requested Date: (Enter Requested Date)

Work Estimation Details

SDLC Phases

Activity/Task

Optimistic
Effort Hrs

Most Likely Pessimistic Confidence

Effort Hrs

Effort Hrs

Initiation/Administration
Status Meetings
Status Reporting
Planning
Requirements/Scope Review
Resource Requirements Review
Assumptions and Constraints Specification
Analysis
Functional Impact Analysis
Process Model Review and Update
Functional Requirements Specification
Application Impact Analysis
Design
Technical Design Development
Logical Database Design
Prototype Presentation
Design Acceptance
Construction
Coding
Unit Testing
Test Plan Updates
Test Data Validation
Software Configuration Management
Release/Build Updates
Technical Documentation
User Documentation
Testing
Test Environment Setup
Test Plan Finalization
QA Testing
Documentation Validation
Integration Testing
Performance Testing
Implementation
Final Documentation Review
Deployment Dress Rehearsal
Internal Staff Training
Deployment Support
Support
Post Production Warranty Support
Post Implementation Reviews
Work Estimate Totals

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ID No: (Enter Project or Time Tracking Number, etc)

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Factor

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85%
95%
99.5%
Supporting Document Links: (Enter Links to Requirements,
Confidence Confidence Confidence Confidence Specifications, or other supporting documents in this column)

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Estimate Assumptions: (Enter Assumptions here and number them)

Estimate Constraints: (Enter Constraints here and number them)
Estimate Risks:

(Enter Risks here and number them)

Notes:

(Enter Special Instructions, Notes, etc here)

Estimate Valid For: (Enter nnn days, weeks or months)

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