Estimation Techniques vs Guesswork
Developers should learn estimation techniques to improve project planning, reduce risks of delays or budget overruns, and enhance communication with clients and managers meets developers should use guesswork when dealing with ambiguous requirements, debugging complex systems without clear logs, or in time-sensitive situations like hackathons where quick decisions are needed. Here's our take.
Estimation Techniques
Developers should learn estimation techniques to improve project planning, reduce risks of delays or budget overruns, and enhance communication with clients and managers
Estimation Techniques
Nice PickDevelopers should learn estimation techniques to improve project planning, reduce risks of delays or budget overruns, and enhance communication with clients and managers
Pros
- +They are essential in agile methodologies like Scrum for sprint planning and in traditional project management for creating accurate timelines and budgets
- +Related to: agile-methodologies, project-management
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Guesswork
Developers should use guesswork when dealing with ambiguous requirements, debugging complex systems without clear logs, or in time-sensitive situations like hackathons where quick decisions are needed
Pros
- +It helps in moving forward by making reasonable assumptions, such as estimating API response times or hypothesizing bug causes, but should be followed by validation to avoid errors
- +Related to: debugging, agile-development
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Estimation Techniques if: You want they are essential in agile methodologies like scrum for sprint planning and in traditional project management for creating accurate timelines and budgets and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Guesswork if: You prioritize it helps in moving forward by making reasonable assumptions, such as estimating api response times or hypothesizing bug causes, but should be followed by validation to avoid errors over what Estimation Techniques offers.
Developers should learn estimation techniques to improve project planning, reduce risks of delays or budget overruns, and enhance communication with clients and managers
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