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How do other disciplines estimate NRE? Do they have the same problems with missed predictions?
by wyldfire 6y ago
How do other disciplines estimate NRE? Do they have the same problems with missed predictions?
- solumos 6y agoWell, lawyers take a retainer. Doctors are paid per-diagnostic-visit and per-procedure. Accountants bill hourly. Most professions have this - electricians, plumbers, locksmiths, etc. This business model is normalized for other professions, and it should be for software engineering too. As a profession, we should move more towards partnering with organizations to realize business value through software rather than being simple "feature factories" (see also: Developer Hegemony[0]). [0] https://daedtech.com/developer-hegemony-the-crazy-idea-that-software-developers-should-run-software-development/ https://daedtech.com/developer-hegemony-the-crazy-idea-that-...
- ghaff 6y agoSure. A lawyer may have a pretty good idea of how a particular task or case is likely to play out but there's a lot that isn't under their control. I imagine something like drafting a will is relatively straightforward but I also imagine a criminal case has a huge number of variables.
- alkonaut 6y agoYou only quote the fixed bits and charge by the hour for the rest. If you need to give a quote for an unknown you multiply the quote by N to cover a worst case.