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What is the best practice for estimating required time for development of the SDLC phases?


As a project manager, you are required to organize time so that the project meets a deadline.

Is there some sort of equations to use for estimating how long the development will take?

let's say the database

time = sql storedprocedures * tables manipulated or something similar

Or are you just stuck having to get the experience to get adequate estimations?


Solution

  • There's no set formula out there that I've seen that would really work. Fogbugz has its monte carlo simulator which has somewhat of a concept for this, but really, experience is going to be your best point of reference. Every developer and every project will be different!