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Augsburg, March 31, 2011 - Cost Xpert extents its training options with a special method training to estimate on a business case basis

To support the business side efficiently with the estimation of effort in their IT-projects at an early stage, the world leader in integrated methodology driven estimation offers special trainings in the field of the sizing method Use Case Points. The objective is to reach reliable and realistic results of time, effort and costs on the base of business cases. Cost Xpert’s customers are able to reach comprehensive security in planning and sustainable competitive advantages.
 
As part of their continuous improvement of the training options, Cost Xpert is extending its trainings and offers competent know-how-transfer in the field of the sizing method Use Case Points. This approach suits perfectly for IT-projects at an early stage based on business cases. The Karner approach was further developed to a practically-oriented Use Case Points methodology from the world leader in integrated methodology driven estimation. Especially the business competency-side will be able to reach reliable results about effort, time, costs and resources.
 
The objective is to deliver a methodology to the users whereby they are able to attain reliable results about effort, time, costs and resources at an early project phase. The participants will acquire basic knowledge about use cases and the systematic derivation of them from business cases, as well as about UML, for example different display methods, e.g. text, table and diagraphs. Thereafter they will learn how Use Cases are counted and assessed for the estimation with the Use Case Points estimation. Therefore, an ideal process of an Use Case Points estimation will be created. Via practical examples it will be explained how the sizing method metrical entry data will be identified through the Use Cases.
 
Business competency department personnel, managers, project managers and their team, budget officials, developer, and IT procurement, as well as everyone who wants to estimate IT projects successfully at an early project phase with reliable accuracy are the target group for this half-day UCP training. Gained knowledge will be deepened and strengthened after every training unit through practical examples. With interactive virtual trainings, Cost Xpert offers flexibility and cost reduction to the participants. Of course Cost Xpert offers trainings also locally or organizes premises at the Augsburg side.
 
Cost Xpert is the worldwide leading provider of solutions and services for the Integrated Methodology driven Estimation (IME) of IT applications. The method, based on scientifically proven methods and models, is the key for a domain and industry independent, realistic estimate of all relevant factors over the entire lifecycle. The expertise of Cost Xpert represents a practice-oriented and intelligent solution that creates a solid and transparent basis for decisions to optimally plan and securely realize even the most complex of IT applications.

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