July 27, 2025 9:30 am 10:30 am Aurora Ballroom B
The very first question a customer asks us when we start work is – When will it be done?
Traditional methods of answering this question are fraught with errors.
The most common errors include heavy reliance on estimates and the use of averages to give one deterministic answer. What goes through your mind every time you try to answer this question?
What if we could take the same process that your mind goes through and model it?
Get rid of the biases that we as humans have by using the data our systems already track.
The rapid growth of data across industries has prompted the exploration of novel methods for data analysis and forecasting.
We are going to talk about techniques that are 100 years old, but which apply the same principles.
Using very little estimation and simple measurements teams can better inform and equip teams, managers, and customers with information about possible completion dates of the project.
What are these techniques and how can we use our data to do the same thing the National Hurricane Center, Sports Betting Websites, and Financial Advisors do so successfully? Come find out..