Based on the "Process Assessment Planning," which is a part of this week's reading (Practice Standard for Project Estimating as Table 6.1), choose two items from each of the three sections (Current State, Future State, and Implementation Needs) explain why they are the most important items to consider.

2 ASSESS THE ESTIMATING T to improve the estimating process, the team needs to gather the relevant information and plan for the improveman The example shown in Table 6-1 shows key questions that can be used to develop the estimating process improveman n. Table 6-1. Process Assessment Planning Implementation Current State of Future State of Needs Estimation Performance Estimation Performance KEY QUESTIONS KEY QUESTIONS KEY QUESTIONS What processes should be developed to 1. Who do we need to engage? Has the organization's demand for stimation performance changed due to align with changes to the organization's 2. What communication needs to be internal or external factors? demands? delivered to our stakeholders? What actions can we take to 2. Should an existing estimating method 3. What training demands arise from this continuously align with the organiza- be leveraged or should a new one be asset improvement? tion's demands? developed? 4. How will we implement the improve- 3. How quickly do organizational w How can governance and process ments? performance demands cascade to mprovement structures be streamlined equirement updates in portfolios, so that decisions can be made more 5. How do we validate training, communi- programs, and projects? quickly? tation, and implementation? 4. Is current estimation information 4. What membership, scope, and 6. How do we measure process available, timely, reliable, and thresholds for the process measurement application? actionable? and control should be established? 7. Is there a need for corrective action to 5. How many estimation practices are in 5. How can process performance this or other projects? use in the organization? information be improved to be available, timely, reliable, and actionable? How do we evaluate process 6. What actions can we take to improve Improvement benefits? performance? 7. Are there risks that need to be 9. How do we measure, control, and considered? improve the improvement process? 8. How do we take advantage of 10. Is there information regarding opportunities? performance, risk, or other areas that should be communicated? 9. How are decisions made on ongoing portfolios, programs, and/ or projects? 11. Do we have the appropriate level of stakeholder support and authority to implement? The estimates are analyzed to identify opportunities for improvement once the necessary inputs are gather assessment will determine whether the estimating process performs and meets the portfolio, program, proje organizational unit-specific demands. It will also examine the process steps, context, and the assets, tools, a hniques utilized to formulate the estimate