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The trick is not to say, "It will be done at exactly time X," but rather to say, "There's a 95% chance it will be done before time X." For people having troubl
by ktRolster 10y ago
The trick is not to say, "It will be done at exactly time X," but rather to say, "There's a 95% chance it will be done before time X."
For people having trouble with this, Jim Shore does a good job giving tips: http://www.jamesshore.com/Agile-Book/estimating.html http://www.jamesshore.com/Agile-Book/estimating.html
- jdlshore 10y agoHey, thanks for the plug. I also have a conference talk on this topic that I think came out well: "Estimates or No Estimates?" https://vimeo.com/145049619 https://vimeo.com/145049619
- bottled_poe 10y agoWhile this may be true, most clients/managers won't accept that sort of answer.
- ktRolster 10y agoThey all accept that kind of answer......it's a matter of phrasing it correctly.