Comments on: Quick Links: Estimating Tips on Web Worker Daily http://www.eversmall.com/2007/09/29/quick-links-estimating-tips-on-webworker-daily/ Advice for Freelancers and Small Business Owners Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:18:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.eversmall.com/2007/09/29/quick-links-estimating-tips-on-webworker-daily/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Mark Tue, 02 Oct 2007 05:00:23 +0000 http://www.eversmall.com/index.php/quick-links-estimating-tips-on-webworker-daily/#comment-37 Great comment, Bruce. And I like the link back to your post on estimating in ranges. Don't you think that all too often the creation and "perfection" of the plan becomes an end in itself, which leads to the guessing? Great comment, Bruce. And I like the link back to your post on estimating in ranges.

Don’t you think that all too often the creation and “perfection” of the plan becomes an end in itself, which leads to the guessing?

]]> By: Bruce P. Henry http://www.eversmall.com/2007/09/29/quick-links-estimating-tips-on-webworker-daily/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Bruce P. Henry Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:02:01 +0000 http://www.eversmall.com/index.php/quick-links-estimating-tips-on-webworker-daily/#comment-36 I think that one of the biggest problems is that as project team members we’re giving estimates like “2 weeks”. “2 weeks” isn’t really an estimate, it’s a guess, a prediction. <a href="http://brucebrain.blogspot.com/2007/09/breaking-down-project-how-much-detail.html" rel="nofollow">Estimating in ranges</a> can really help with both getting the estimate right and setting expectations with your stakeholders. I think that one of the biggest problems is that as project team members we’re giving estimates like “2 weeks”. “2 weeks” isn’t really an estimate, it’s a guess, a prediction.

Estimating in ranges can really help with both getting the estimate right and setting expectations with your stakeholders.

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