In my time at Bluewind Asia, there is one point where my boss taught me one thing about time management.
Things to consider when making estimates:
- Make a document for your self to log out all the tasks that you need.
- List out descriptions and number of hours to fulfill each task.
- Add a buffer to the tasks, +15% extra for detail design, basic design and buffer, +45% for UAT and bugs,
| Task Name | Description | Estimated Hours | Basic Design | Detail Design | Bug fixing | Buffer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| foo | barbaz | x | 15% | 15% | 45% | 15% |
Based on the table above, to get the total number of hours roughly, that you can give to the client, you can use the formula:
x + 15% + 15% + 45% + 15%