Estimation

I am often amazed at how difficult it is for people to estimate how long it will take fo them to complete a task. For me, this has never been such a difficult thing but I think for programmers across the board, this is an area we struggle with. I seem to be the exception, not the norm.

In any case, on of the most important parts of successful project management is the estimation process and we are more focused on this task where I currently work.

We are working to take large projects, break them down into small blocks and then break them down again into tasks that make-up the blocks. We estimate at the smallest level we can get to in order to get a full picture and a better estimate of the larger functional blocks.

We are doing better and each project makes us more successful at this as a group. If you or your group is struggling to get accurate estimations, drop me a line. I'd love to talk with you about how to get your estimations more accurate and how to get your team motiviated and focused on providing more accurate estimations.