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What methods do you know for estimating task completion times?

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Answer from AI

  • Expert assessment
  • Analogy (comparison with similar tasks)
  • Parametric estimation (using statistical data and dependencies)
  • Three-point estimation (PERT - Program Evaluation and Review Technique):
    • Optimistic (O)
    • Pessimistic (P)
    • Most likely (M)
    • Estimation formula: (O + 4M + P) / 6
  • Ideal Hours method or Story Points in Agile
  • Delphi method (collective expert assessment)
  • Planning Poker
  • Use Case Points (for functionality estimation)
  • Function Points (for functionality estimation)
  • Timeboxing (allocating a fixed time interval)