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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Estimate to Complete (ETC)

The expected cost to finish all remaining project work: ETC = EAC - AC.

Definition

ETC can also be a fresh bottom-up estimate of remaining work when the original estimating assumptions are no longer valid.

Example

EAC $125k, AC $40k: ETC = $85k.

Exam tip

ETC is remaining cost only; EAC is total cost.

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