cm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 5 months agoHave a bit of trustlemmy.mlimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up1535arrow-down18
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minus-squareTallonMetroid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·5 months agoThis is why I avoid giving concrete estimates whenever possible.
minus-squareCrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 months 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-squareMachinist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThis is actually wisdom. I use a 4x fudge factor.
minus-squarehex123456@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agohttps://media.tenor.com/Hl1Buq3s2_4AAAAM/two-weeks.gif
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoAh, I see you’ve looked at my JIRA tickets with my new employer
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 actually wisdom. I use a 4x fudge factor.
This right here
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