Estimating Software Projects, and Why It's Hard

Linear Digressions

• Episode: Estimating Software Projects, and Why It's Hard
• Website: Linear Digressions
• Feed URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/udacity-linear-digressions?format=xml
• Duration: 00:19:07
• Published: 2019-05-06 00:27

If you’re like most software engineers and, especially, data scientists, you find it really hard to make accurate estimates of how long a project will take to complete. Don’t feel bad: statistics is most likely actively working against your best efforts to give your boss an accurate delivery date. This week, we’ll talk through a great blog post that digs into the underlying probability and statistics assumptions that are probably driving your estimates, versus the ones that maybe should be driving them. Relevant links: https://erikbern.com/2019/04/15/why-software-projects-take-longer-than-you-think-a-statistical-model.html