Comments on: Change Your Estimates Now! http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/07/change-your-estimates-now.html Dealing with software projects in real life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Pawel Brodzinski http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/07/change-your-estimates-now.html#comment-2000 Pawel Brodzinski Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:18:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/07/change-your-estimates-now.html#comment-2000 Of course bringing shorter milesontes is very helpful and should be used whenever it is possible. Unfortunately we often are expected to give one single rock-hard date when project will be finished, which is virtually impossible.<br/><br/>The date will be always burdened with some probability of failure. There will always be some unpredictable events on the road. The closer the milestone is the better visibility we have but still you just can't be 100% sure. Of course bringing shorter milesontes is very helpful and should be used whenever it is possible. Unfortunately we often are expected to give one single rock-hard date when project will be finished, which is virtually impossible.

The date will be always burdened with some probability of failure. There will always be some unpredictable events on the road. The closer the milestone is the better visibility we have but still you just can’t be 100% sure.

]]> By: Ray White http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/07/change-your-estimates-now.html#comment-1999 Ray White Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:39:00 +0000 http://blog.brodzinski.com/2008/07/change-your-estimates-now.html#comment-1999 Excellent points - all true!<br/><br/>Another possible solution might be to offer shorter milestones in the future. Perhaps the customer needs to see each milestone met before proceeding. This might help keep the project on track, instead of running open-ended.<br/><br/>In any case, the points you suggested are good.<br/><br/>--ray Excellent points – all true!

Another possible solution might be to offer shorter milestones in the future. Perhaps the customer needs to see each milestone met before proceeding. This might help keep the project on track, instead of running open-ended.

In any case, the points you suggested are good.

–ray

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