The Dev Lead Trenches:
How Long Will It Take?

By Chris Tankersley

This month, let’s discuss what we can do to help come up with better estimates. I hate estimating, but it is an unfortunate part of software development. We cannot come up with schedules without estimates. My boss wants to know I’m not wasting his time when I say something will take 40 developer hours. I want to make sure my team is doing things in the best possible order and not waiting until the very end to deliver a big feature.

This article was originally published in the September 2018 issue of php[architect] magazine. To read the complete article please subscribe or purchase the complete issue.

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