diff --git a/docs/03-evaluate/02-learning-goals.adoc b/docs/03-evaluate/02-learning-goals.adoc index 9e102b7..44cb5f8 100644 --- a/docs/03-evaluate/02-learning-goals.adoc +++ b/docs/03-evaluate/02-learning-goals.adoc @@ -35,30 +35,38 @@ Schätzverfahren auf Probleme und Lösungsansätze innerhalb von IT-Systemen und [[LG-3-1]] ==== LG 3-1: Economic dimensions -* Explain costs and value as linked concepts. -* Name and classify different kinds of economic dimensions, such as: -** Direct costs, education costs, capital expenditures (direct and indirect cost of investment), operating expenditures, opportunity cost, and cost of delay -** Investment and operating expenses (OPEX), Run-the-Company (RTC), and Develop-the-Company (DTC) -** ROI, break-even, depreciation, and amortization -** One-time and reoccurring costs, known and estimated costs. +* Explain differences and connections between costs and value. +* Know and use various economic dimensions to find the sweet spot for motivating improvements, such as: +** Differentiate between direct and indirect costs of investments, such as development costs and operating expenditures versus training costs, context switching costs, and cost of delay for more realistic estimations. +** Distinguish long-term investments in assets (CAPEX) from ongoing operating expenses for daily operations (OPEX) for greater cost flexibility. +** Utilize already approved budgets for strategic initiatives to align and connect improvement efforts with these priorities. +** Leverage different types of IT budgets, such as 'Plan - Build - Run,' to motivate appropriate improvements. +** Understand basic argumentation lines using economic concepts like ROI, break-even analysis, depreciation, and amortization. +** Find appropriate ways to allocate problem and improvement costs based on cost drivers (internal and external). +** Identify potential costs associated with risks and technical debt, including impacts on project timelines and possible damage to the company's reputation. [[LG-3-2]] ==== LG 3-2: Basic terms of evaluation and estimation * Explain the terms “estimation”, “observation”, and “measurement” and apply them to the evaluation of problems and solution approaches. -* Be able to estimate efforts in intervals. Know different approaches for interval estimates: +* Be able to estimate efforts in intervals and understand different approaches for interval estimates, including: ** Confidence interval, ** Minimum/maximum interval, ** Worst-/Average-/Best-Case estimation. -* Be able to assess and communicate the probability of the correctness of the estimation. -* Identify and name items to be estimated, e.g., hours of work. -* Identify parameters and influencing factors of estimations -* explicit assumption to be able to define estimation parameters in value ranges. +* Identify and specify appropriate dimensions for estimation, such as hours of work or full-time equivalents (FTE) + [[LG-3-3]] ==== LG 3-3: Estimate for problems and solution approaches -Apply estimation techniques to problems and solution approaches of IT systems and related processes. +Apply estimation techniques to problems and solution approaches for IT systems and related processes. + +* Identify parameters and influencing factors of costs estimations +* Obtain a comprehensive view of the cost structure of problems and solutions +* Explicitly state assumptions to define estimation parameters within value ranges +* Conduct a gap analysis between existing and future needs (e.g., business and quality requirements) to estimate the costs of measures needed to close existing gaps +* Derive concrete, measurable actions to achieve strategic goals +* Assess and communicate the validity of estimations // end::EN[]