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Software Metrics

I’ve been reading Bruce F. Webster’s articles and blogs lately. He’s written an article on project management metrics (more directed on IT and software development) on BaselineMag.com. In his article, he quotes The Metric Law of 90s:

The first 90 percent of a development project
takes 90 percent of the schedule.
The remaining 10 percent of the project
takes the other 90 percent of the schedule.

I have to agree with this! When I first started working (not 3 years ago!), a former colleague once told me (tounge-in-cheek): If you ever have to put a date on a delivery for the business, think in your head how long you think it will take, and then multiple that estimate by 3.

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