[CTJUG Forum] Re: Estimates

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:07:21 -0800

Heh.
 
The cry of coders down the ages.
 
Estimate to yourself (say 16 hours) - then double it (thus 32 hours) then double it again (64 hours) and quote that.  Haha - seems ott I know - but with scope changes, bad specs, etc - you will find it usually goes there anyways...
 
And if not - you look good!  Although if you always come in at half the estimate time this will also suck. :)
 
Don't use that all the time - but have in teh past -specifically for difficult clients ;)

Rgds,
 
Carl

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Subject: [CTJUG Forum] Estimates

Project managers will always ask for estimates on the time a developer thinks he/she is gonna spend coding something.I know experience plays a major role in this , but generally speaking ,what techniques do you guys use?Any rules of thumb?Lies ,etc :) ?

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