Joel is usually pretty good at these things; he certainly is no dummy. I have to disagree though. My experience has been that you usually do not have the time to do all the things he suggests in order to make your schedule. And it's a catch-22. The more you know about your project, the easier it is to schedule. But the more you know about your project, the less you have to do because learning what you need to know about the project is usually a significant effort.
No one has ever told me to "go spend the next three months developing a schedule for this project." What I usually get is one page of blue-sky specs and a request to cost-it-out in 24-48 hours. HALinNY -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:16 To: Profox Subject: [NF] Painless Software Schedules http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000245.html An older article, but still a goodie, imo. -- Michael J. Babcock, MCP MB Software Solutions, LLC http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com http://fabmate.com "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
