My manager once gave me a succinct method for accurately estimating project times: 1. List all the necessary tasks 2. Estimate the time for each task 3. Add

My manager once gave me a succinct method for accurately estimating project times: 1. List all the necessary tasks 2. Estimate the time for each task 3. Add up all the times 4. Multiply by π If using unknown technology, that last step should be "multiple by π^2".