Behind Schedule
Dec 22, 2008 Code
There are a few different methods for estimating the time to complete a software project. Boiled down, they all basically mean the same thing: your project is going to take longer than you think it will, so you’d better over-estimate.
The method that seems to apply the best to my projects is to come up with a realistic estimate of how long you think it will take, without being optimistic or overly pessimistic, and then double it.
With that being said, I am way behind schedule. I didn’t exactly follow this method when I set my goal to have my project finished by Thanksgiving. I was purely optimistic and didn’t double. This last month has been so busy that I haven’t even touched my project since before Thanksgiving. Luckily, this is just a personal project and I don’t have an angry client breathing down my neck.
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