2024-05-01 20:20 UTC
@polotek@social.polotek.net
4. One of the first questions is what their estimate of the work is. It behooves you to know how much they think they spec'd. Sometimes you get to just agree, and everyone is happy.
5. Your work isn't done once the estimates are agreed to. Now you have to live up to your agreement. If you can't live up to your agreement, you have to renegotiate.
6. Be prepared for this to take up a lot of time.
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@JasonPunyon@fosstodon.org 2024-05-01 20:41
@polotek@social.polotek.net 7. Estimates have one significant figure. Will it take 4 minutes, 4 hours, 4 days, or 4 weeks? 8. Estimates are uncertain. Is the uncertainty 4 minutes, 4 hours, 4 days, or 4 weeks? 9. Uncertainty grows with the estimate, and how far into the future the task is supposed to kick off.