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"Double it and raise it to the next time unit" still works. A 1 hour job will take 2 days. A 1 day job will take 2 weeks. etc.
by rswail 2y ago
"Double it and raise it to the next time unit" still works.
A 1 hour job will take 2 days.
A 1 day job will take 2 weeks.
etc.
- orwin 2y agoFor me that's only true for projects/fixes with low time unit. When I say 'it'll take a month', I usually took into account testing and deployment, so it usually take a month (and a week or two because I still overestimate myself). When I say 'it should take an hour/half a day/a day', yes you are definitely right, and my manager is in trouble.
- rswail 2y agoGiven the stupid focus on "stories have to be shrunk to fit a sprint" nonsense, you don't need to estimate more than 2 weeks at a time :)