Effort Estimate for Evidence Tasks

Effort estimate quantifies the amount of work required to complete an evidence task. This helps to:

• Prioritize and allocate resources more effectively
• Assign appropriate tasks based on the effort required and team capacities
• Balance workload across team members
• Set realistic timelines for task completion
• Report progress to stakeholders more accurately

By default, Scrut provides an effort estimate for each evidence task, helping you prioritize tasks and allocate resources effectively. It's important to keep in mind that these estimates are benchmark figures based on the average implementation effort required for each task. If you find that the default estimates do not align with your specific needs or circumstances, you can modify them, as required.

Effort Estimate Levels

Scrut categorizes effort into three levels:

• Low: Easy to implement, minimal configuration or steps required
• Medium: Moderate complexity, requires multiple steps or configuration across several resources
• High: Complex implementation, extensive configuration, or affects multiple systems

How To View Effort Estimates for Evidence Tasks

How to Set Evidence Task Effort Estimates

• For a Single Task
• For Multiple Tasks

For a Single Evidence Task

1. Sign in to Scrut, and click Compliance → Evidence Tasks on the left navigation panel.

2. Go to the All Evidences tab and select the task you want to set the effort estimate for.

   

3. Use the Effort Estimate dropdown and set the desired level.

   

For Multiple Evidence Tasks

You can also set effort estimates for multiple tasks simultaneously:

1. Go to the All Evidences tab and select the tasks for which you want to set the effort estimate.

2. Click the Edit button at the top of the Evidence Tasks table.

   

3. Use the dropdown next to the Effort Estimate field to select the desired level: Low, Medium, or High.

4. Click Save to complete the bulk assignments.

   

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