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My method is usually to ask a few people to make a quick guess, take the average and multiply by 5. Works like a charm but is unfortunately not "scientific" eno
by rqtwteye 4y ago
My method is usually to ask a few people to make a quick guess, take the average and multiply by 5. Works like a charm but is unfortunately not "scientific" enough so people do story points and task breakdowns which then also take 5 times as much as estimated before they are really finished and buttoned up.
- ramraj07 4y agoThe factor of 5 seems to be a function of how bad the engineering team is at estimating - I would guess you have to come up with this factor for each team based on past experience.
- rqtwteye 4y agoIt’s also a function of the difficulty and unpredictability of the task and the overhead other functions like legal approval and mandatory documentation are causing.