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Ask HN: What is your experience with complexity vs. time based estimations?

• derfabianpeter 6y ago
  Could you elaborate on complexity estimations? Not sure what it means.
  • WolfOliver 6y ago
    See: https://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-glossary/complexity-points/#:~:text=Complexity%20points%20are%20units%20of,complete%20some%20unit%20of%20work https://www.solutionsiq.com/agile-glossary/complexity-points....
• _0o6v 6y ago
  Time based estimations are always wrong. Complexity based estimations are so abstract as to be useless. I honestly haven't found a good way of estimating, in my many years of working in software teams. The best seems to be: set a reasonable "deadline" that seems achievable, agreed with the team, and work towards that. At least that gives everyone a goal, a focus, and a sense of "cutting your coat according to your cloth".