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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Learning Curve

Principle that cost or time per unit decreases as experience with repetitive work increases.

Definition

Learning curve effects are used in parametric estimating for repetitive tasks.

Example

The tenth server install takes half the time of the first.

Exam tip

Can justify decreasing estimates for repetitive work units.

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