Golden Rule No 2.5

[Roger Evans]

One of my golden rules in assessing how much time it will take to do a job :~

a. Make a reasonable prediction of the time you think it will take
b. multiply that time by a factor of 2.5

c. Take another look at the job in hand & ask yourself if 2.5 will be enough (very pertinent if you are trying something new / experimental / untried / for the first time )

d. Build the result & cost into a fee proposal.


I can accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies you may experience but I find as a general rule it is far better than "a." on its own

[irwin]

For software development I've found a factor of 3 is about right, though it varies based on the programmer.

[mlgatzke]

A firm I used to work for used a factor of 3.5 as their "multiplier".

[LRaiz]

The value fluctuates between Euler number / base of natural logarithms (2.71828182846...) and Pi / π (3.14159 26535 89793)

[beegee]

Yeah .... course .... just as you'd expect.... I knew that

The value fluctuates between Euler number / base of natural logarithms (2.71828182846...) and Pi / π (3.14159 26535 89793)

[blads]

The value fluctuates between Euler number / base of natural logarithms (2.71828182846...) and Pi / π (3.14159 26535 89793)

I've usually used a factor of 3 which is about right, but prefer "Leonid's" answer as it appeals to my warped geeki-ness...

[beegee]

But can you quote pi to 15 decimal places, from memory, as Leonid can.....

>>> but prefer "Leonid's" answer as it appeals to my warped geeki-ness...

[Jim Balding]

In school we always used 2.58... Close enough I guess.

[J. Grouchy]

But can you quote pi to 15 decimal places, from memory, as Leonid can.....

How about the first million?

[LRaiz]

How about the first million?

This makes me think of changing my avatar