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Re:Software effort estimation is mostly fake research by TehShrike on Monday January 18, 2021 @03:27PM (#25826218)
I multiply by 4. Specifically, giving estimates on when features will be deployed/usable by end users.
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Re:Software effort estimation is mostly fake research by chasd00 on Monday January 18, 2021 @05:40PM (#25827574)
yes, going from identification of the bug/idea to the solution in end users hands is a lot different than just the coding estimate. On teams with multiple levels of management both engineering side and customer side the actual code required to fix/implement the solution is such a small part of the overall effort you could, ironically, consider it immaterial.
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