Planning engineering work at SMW Music Academy

Project Overview

The academy's modernization work required estimates that included more than implementation time. Testing, deployment, review, documentation, and dependencies all affected the delivery plan.

We broke requirements into smaller tasks and reviewed their complexity and unresolved assumptions. Dependency mapping identified work that had to happen in sequence. Capacity planning accounted for meetings, reviews, support work, and other demands on the team.

The method made the assumptions behind a delivery forecast easier to discuss. Estimates could then be revised as requirements and technical constraints became clearer. Risk allowances were kept visible so the team could review them as unknowns were resolved.