L-istima hija diffiċli għaliex is-software huwa mimlija mill-magħmul. L-għan mhuwiex preċizjoni falza, iżda firxa realistika, ikkomunikata b'ħdan li tgħin il-bizness jippjana. TL tajbin jistmaw f'frixiet, jeskponikaw ir-riskji, u jirrepredikaw meta jitgħallmu.
Kif tistima aħjar
✓ Break work down — small tasks estimate far better than big ones
✓ Estimate as a RANGE or confidence ("2-4 weeks, 70% confident")
✓ Include the invisible work — testing, review, deployment, unknowns
✓ Use history — what did similar work actually take?
✓ Involve the people doing the work — not just you
✓ Separate ESTIMATE from COMMITMENT (deadlines are negotiated, not guessed)
