Once you have entered your inputs, click the OK button to calculate a solution and return to the project dashboard. SLIM-Collaborate will create and display two solutions. The first one (the Current Solution) is based on average phase 3 time and effort values from the project’s trend group and size inputs you provided. Since project risk is assessed by measuring how far the proposed solution deviates from the averages for similarly sized projects from your selected trend group, a trend-based solution will always have Moderate/Typical risk.
The second solution, called the Balanced Risk solution, also reflects average schedule and effort performance from the project’s trend group. If you check “Use Phase Tuning from trends”, it will match the trend-based solution exactly. If you leave the trend phase tuning box unchecked, the Balanced Risk solution will be very close to the trend-based solution (see below).
For a high-level review of the current vs. Balanced Risk solution, you may wish to load the ESTIMATION ASSESSMENT dashboard. A detailed risk view is provided by the DETAILED RISK ASSESSMENT dashboard view. To review the project settings and solution inputs, the PROJECT REPORTS dashboard is ideal.
