Off and on, over the past few years, I have been asked to estimate many software projects. From estimating individual features (which are to be implemented), to providing business-case wide estimates for dozens of features over a long period of time. Estimating the effort required to build software is difficult, but not impossible. With a..
read more →Projects are investment initiatives undertaken to provide value and benefits, and a poor quality solution means the benefits described in the Business Case do not materialise when they are scheduled. This can mean loss of revenue, increased costs, customer/staff upset and a harmed business reputation. For this reason, testers take their job very seriously –..
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