Comments on: Estimate How Long It Will Take To Complete Your Agile Project http://michaellant.com/2010/07/31/estimate-how-long-it-will-take-to-complete-your-agile-project/ Software Development, Agile Methods and the Intersection of People Process and Technology Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:58:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: When Will The Project be Done? « Sphere Consulting Inc Blog http://michaellant.com/2010/07/31/estimate-how-long-it-will-take-to-complete-your-agile-project/comment-page-1/#comment-449 When Will The Project be Done? « Sphere Consulting Inc Blog Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:15:47 +0000 http://michaellant.com/?p=584#comment-449 [...] The method becomes more reliable if the same task is estimated by 2-3 people independently. In case there is no a second person on the project, the same person can write two estimates on different days. These two estimates are then compared. This method is best for preliminary estimates. One more interesting approach of estimating tasks based on one’s own experience is described by Michael Lant in Estimate How Long It Will Take To Complete Your Agile Project [...] [...] The method becomes more reliable if the same task is estimated by 2-3 people independently. In case there is no a second person on the project, the same person can write two estimates on different days. These two estimates are then compared. This method is best for preliminary estimates. One more interesting approach of estimating tasks based on one’s own experience is described by Michael Lant in Estimate How Long It Will Take To Complete Your Agile Project [...]

]]> By: Michael http://michaellant.com/2010/07/31/estimate-how-long-it-will-take-to-complete-your-agile-project/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Michael Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:36:48 +0000 http://michaellant.com/?p=584#comment-201 Hi Yogesh, I'm sorry for the lack of clarity in the article. The number 50 is merely an example. It will differ significantly from one project to the next. in a real project it would be your best guess at "what you don't know you don't know" and would be based on experience and a sense of where you think things might go. Does that help? Michael Hi Yogesh,

I’m sorry for the lack of clarity in the article. The number 50 is merely an example. It will differ significantly from one project to the next. in a real project it would be your best guess at “what you don’t know you don’t know” and would be based on experience and a sense of where you think things might go. Does that help?

Michael

]]> By: Yogesh Bang http://michaellant.com/2010/07/31/estimate-how-long-it-will-take-to-complete-your-agile-project/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Yogesh Bang Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:52:59 +0000 http://michaellant.com/?p=584#comment-200 What is the basis for magic number 50 in Class3 ? How one estimate for the things "he dont know he dont know" ? What is the basis for magic number 50 in Class3 ?
How one estimate for the things “he dont know he dont know” ?

]]> By: Michael http://michaellant.com/2010/07/31/estimate-how-long-it-will-take-to-complete-your-agile-project/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Michael Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:33:06 +0000 http://michaellant.com/?p=584#comment-191 Thanks Lizet, Yes, those death march projects can be incredibly demoralizing, and hopefully with Agile, the industry will get a little wiser. As a result we will all benefit, but the users of the software will have the most to gain by using software produced by inspired people. Michael Thanks Lizet,

Yes, those death march projects can be incredibly demoralizing, and hopefully with Agile, the industry will get a little wiser. As a result we will all benefit, but the users of the software will have the most to gain by using software produced by inspired people.

Michael

]]> By: Lizet http://michaellant.com/2010/07/31/estimate-how-long-it-will-take-to-complete-your-agile-project/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Lizet Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:26:19 +0000 http://michaellant.com/?p=584#comment-190 Great article. It summarizes perfectly the different approaches for estimation. I have worked on waterfall, mandate, wishful thinking projects and most of them ended up on dead marches with low morale. Also things are a lot easier when you know there are things you don't know and can affect the project, it helps when you try to plan for the trickier things first and POC what can go wrong before going down that path. Ignorance, unfortunately, can be very expensive in terms of time and resources :) Lizet Great article. It summarizes perfectly the different approaches for estimation. I have worked on waterfall, mandate, wishful thinking projects and most of them ended up on dead marches with low morale.
Also things are a lot easier when you know there are things you don’t know and can affect the project, it helps when you try to plan for the trickier things first and POC what can go wrong before going down that path.
Ignorance, unfortunately, can be very expensive in terms of time and resources :)
Lizet

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