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Re:Why software projects take longer than you think – a stat... by hannasanarion on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @09:30AM (#19673382)
Wouldn't it be 240%?
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Re:Why software projects take longer than you think – a stat... by thatoneuser on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @07:46PM (#19678358)
No he said double or (200) then add 20 (220). Unless there's ambiguity I'm not seeing.
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Re:Why software projects take longer than you think – a stat... by kthejoker2 on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @07:36AM (#19681602)
Add 20% of the doubled estimate (eg .2 * 200%=40%) surely?
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Re:Why software projects take longer than you think – a stat... by thatoneuser on Thursday April 18, 2019 @01:47AM (#19689005)
Ah I see your point.
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Re:Why software projects take longer than you think – a stat... by ambicapter on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @01:08PM (#19675359)
It would.
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Re:Why software projects take longer than you think – a stat... by dls2016 on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @01:25PM (#19675495)
ambiguous grammar
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