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For questions about the estimation of the project's parameters, such as time or cost.

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Accounting for scope growth in agile development

"Generally, you add 50% to your project scope after the major estimation part. So factor that in." How can I gauge the rough size of a project before I start working? …
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How to evaluate task duration?

Steve McConnel has a great book called "Software Estimating: Demystifying the Black Art." It's great. I read one chapter; he talks about multiple techniques you can use. One is "decomposition." If yo …
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Making a budget and time plan for a software project

The answer you're probably looking for is give large ranges of estimates (plus or minus 50-100% or more) and say: this is what we think. Because you don't know. Planning is probably best done top-do …
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How do I deal with ballooning timescales?

There are a few measures you can take to both prevent and deal with this kind of situation. Initial Estimate +- 100%: Make your initial estimates big (eg. plus or minus 100%) if you know that all th …
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