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I've tried this before, and I didn't find that I got any better. I had an excel spreadsheet tracking each task, my time estimate, and the actual time spent doin
by iamwil 14y ago
I've tried this before, and I didn't find that I got any better. I had an excel spreadsheet tracking each task, my time estimate, and the actual time spent doing it. And I found that while for half to most tasks, I was fairly accurate, every couple of tasks, I'd have a task that was wildly off. Thus, my variability was huge for task estimation.
- HeyLaughingBoy 14y agoHow large were your tasks? The rule of thumb I use is that no individual task should be more than 4 hours. If it comes out longer than that, I break it up into subtasks. It is much easier to estimate small things than big things.
- iamwil 14y agoThe tasks were at most 8 hour estimates. Perhaps I should try 4 hours next time.