Programming Estimation – Estimate Software Tasks With Caution
2/1/2018Topics:IT Consulting • Software Development Career Advice

Programming estimation is a dangerous activity that should be approached with caution! But it doesn’t have to be so stressful.
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When someone comes to you for an estimate of a software task, do you feel uneasy?
Programming estimation is a dangerous activity that should be approached with caution!
But people make estimating software tasks more stressful than needed.
In this episode, I share some tips that will help you have better success rates when estimating software.
Though you may not be able to get out of estimating altogether (#noestimates), you can minimize the damage.
Resources
- Say NO On A Software Project – So They Will Listen!
- Agile Project Management – Is It Stopping You From Being Agile?
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