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minus-squareTallonMetroid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·11 days agoThis is why I avoid giving concrete estimates whenever possible.
minus-squareCrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·11 days agoBut if your hand is forced, it should always be 2x-10x the actual estimate, depending on the complexity of the task, and never less than 2 hours.
minus-squarepalordrolap@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·11 days agoThis is one of those rare occasions where “IT” might have been better fully punctuated as “I.T.”, but the thought of using “Scotty” as a verb meaning “generously pad all estimates” amuses me. e.g. “If I want to cover my a—, I should Scotty it.”
minus-squareMachinist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 days agoThis is actually wisdom. I use a 4x fudge factor.
minus-squarehex123456@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 days agohttps://media.tenor.com/Hl1Buq3s2_4AAAAM/two-weeks.gif
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoAh, I see you’ve looked at my JIRA tickets with my new employer
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 days agoI have always told my team “remember that last piece of work? Add an appropriate fudge factor to this estimate to deal with those sort of problems” There’s usually a last one, if not there’ll be one I can call by name
This is why I avoid giving concrete estimates whenever possible.
But if your hand is forced, it should always be 2x-10x the actual estimate, depending on the complexity of the task, and never less than 2 hours.
This is one of those rare occasions where “IT” might have been better fully punctuated as “I.T.”, but the thought of using “Scotty” as a verb meaning “generously pad all estimates” amuses me.
e.g. “If I want to cover my a—, I should Scotty it.”
This right here
This is actually wisdom. I use a 4x fudge factor.
I just say “five days”
https://media.tenor.com/Hl1Buq3s2_4AAAAM/two-weeks.gif
Ah, I see you’ve looked at my JIRA tickets with my new employer
I have always told my team “remember that last piece of work? Add an appropriate fudge factor to this estimate to deal with those sort of problems”
There’s usually a last one, if not there’ll be one I can call by name