cm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 2 months agoHave a bit of trustlemmy.mlimagemessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1791arrow-down19
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minus-squareCrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 months agoBut if your hand is forced, it should always be 2x-10x the actual estimate, depending on the complexity of the task, and never less than 2 hours.
minus-squarepalordrolap@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoThis is one of those rare occasions where “IT” might have been better fully punctuated as “I.T.”, but the thought of using “Scotty” as a verb meaning “generously pad all estimates” amuses me. e.g. “If I want to cover my a—, I should Scotty it.”
minus-squareMachinist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThis is actually wisdom. I use a 4x fudge factor.
But if your hand is forced, it should always be 2x-10x the actual estimate, depending on the complexity of the task, and never less than 2 hours.
This is one of those rare occasions where “IT” might have been better fully punctuated as “I.T.”, but the thought of using “Scotty” as a verb meaning “generously pad all estimates” amuses me.
e.g. “If I want to cover my a—, I should Scotty it.”
This right here
This is actually wisdom. I use a 4x fudge factor.