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title: "Task Estimation"
type: concept
related: [Task Estimation]
source: https://www.jemoka.com/posts/kbhtask_estimation/
confidence: high
status: active
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Step 0: know what you are building.
breaking tasks The process of breaking tasks down.
We need to research tasks to see how complex they are + how to break them down Research takes time! It should be its own task Over the process of research, the task becomes much simpler estimating tasks Requirement: tasks should always be estimated by the person doing the work.
Task Estimation should be done each time! tasks shift Estimate only in powers of 2: 30 minutes, 1h, 2h, 4h, 8h, etc. If you never done something before, double the time than you estimate If you are teaching someone to do something, quadruple the time than you estimate Add buffer time (*1.5), especially if you think yourself as a procrastinator Focus is draining! You need breaks. Take breaks. Things will go wrong! Plan for it. time iterating If anything is longer than 8 hours, that&rsquo;s a good sign you need to break it down! Likely that you have to break things down MVP You probably don&rsquo;t have time to build your feature list
MVP: minimum viable product We need the basic set of features; you probably have more features than you have time to build Prioritize what you build based on&hellip; Dependencies: is this required for other stuff to work Viability: can the product exist without this? Time: how long does it take? Be ruthless about what you cut; talk to your user.
