MANGT 515 Prospective Students
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Lesson 2: Forecasting Methods in Project Management print lesson

  1. Introduction
  2. 2.1 Reasons for Forecasting in Project Management
  3. 2.2 Forecasting Methods for Projects
  4. 2.2.1 Qualitative Forecasting Methods
  5. 2.2.2 Quantitative Forecasting Methods
  6. Time Series Analysis
  7. Short Term Forecasting Methods
  8. Naïve Approach
  9. Simple Averages
  10. Moving Averages
  11. Exponential Smoothing
  12. Example of Exponential Smoothing
  13. Trend-Adjusted Exponential Smoothing
  14. Example of Trend-Adjusted Exponential Smoothing
  15. 2.3 Intermediate Term Forecasting
  16. Example of Linear Regression
  17. Evaluating the "Fit" of the Regression Line
  18. 2.3.2 The Correlation Coefficient (r)
  19. 2.3.3. The Standard Error of the Estimate (syx)
  20. 2.3.4 Limitations in Forecasting Using Linear Regression
  21. 2.3.4 Limitations in Forecasting Using Linear Regression (continued)
  22. 2.4 Forecasting the Project End Conditions
  23. 2.5 S-curve Forecasting
  24. 2.6 Technological Forecasting*