Contents tagged with Estimating

• Not Estimating and Tracking your Projects? Expect Failure

  Saturday, January 20, 2007

  Estimating Project Management

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  Estimating software development projects is one of the hardest things to do. First, programmers just don’t like doing it. And why should they? They are usually incorrect and may feel the heat when their estimates slip. Secondly, most programmers just don’t have a method or process by which to develop an estimate. I will lay out some simple steps to follow to help you on your way to actually “loving” to provide estimates. Yes, loving it. Because if you can be right most of the time, wouldn’t you love it too? If you come up with a process for estimating, you will be on your way to being right a large percentage of the time!

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