Sun.May 08, 2022

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The Problem With Software Estimates

Professor Beekums

I’ve written about the technical challenges of coming up with estimates in software development before. What I’ve neglected to talk about is that one of the biggest problems with getting accurate estimates, particularly for large projects, isn’t technical. The biggest problem is getting to understand your user. Photo by airfocus The idea that you can get accurate estimates for a large project relies on the waterfall model working.