Developing Up

Task Estimation Techniques

Episode Summary

Estimating is hard. In fact, estimating is sometimes considered one of the hardest aspects of development. In this episode we discuss how you can be confident about the estimates you deliver. Show notes for this episode can be found at http://www.developingup.com/18

Episode Notes

Estimating is hard. In fact, estimating is sometimes considered one of the hardest aspects of development. While for reasons beyond your control you can never guarantee the accuracy of our estimates, you can control how well you deliver and defend the estimates you provide. In this episode we are not talking about how you can provide better estimate numbers, but the processes you can develop in yourself so that you can be confident about the estimates you deliver.

Why estimating is an important development skill

Before creating an estimate

Methods of estimating

How to deliver estimates

Listener Challenges

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