I think software gets a bad wrap when it comes to budget and time overruns. I think we see a lot more software projects go over budget, over time, or fail main

I think software gets a bad wrap when it comes to budget and time overruns. I think we see a lot more software projects go over budget, over time, or fail mainly because they're more common than any other type of complex project. You don't have to look far for a failed project of another type. While not necessarily a "project", 50% of all businesses completely fail within 5 years [1]. How many Kickstarters have you seen deliver on time? Even if you limit the criteria just to experienced people working in their field? One I've been following [2] is just a book that was supposedly already complete before it was funded was supposed to start in June 2017, and ship in Aug 2017. It's now June 2018 and it still hasn't shipped, that's 600% over time and counting. I'm not claiming that's scientific proof software estimation isn't worse than anything else. But most of all project's estimation is done behind closed doors, so we'll never get a good feel for how bad/good things really are. [1] https://fitsmallbusiness.com/small-business-statistics/ https://fitsmallbusiness.com/small-business-statistics/ [2] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pighixxx/abc-basic-connections-the-essential-book-for-maker/description https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pighixxx/abc-basic-conn...