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Difference between Time and Effort Estimation Printed From: One Stop Testing Category: Quality Assurance @ OneStopTesting Forum Name: Estimation and Planning Forum Discription: Estimation and Planning are two of the most integral components of product development process.Proper planning prevents a project deviate from its desired goals. URL: http://forum.onestoptesting.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1023 Printed Date: 28Dec2024 at 1:42am Topic: Difference between Time and Effort Estimation Posted By: Anju Subject: Difference between Time and Effort Estimation Date Posted: 27Apr2007 at 1:29am Can somebody explain me the difference between Time and effort estimation. Time estimation: It is the time (in hours) for each task/functional point. Effort Estimation: It is the total bandwidth each engineer has dedicated towards a project or task within the same project. Is the skill level play any role in differentiating between time and effort estimation? Replies: Posted By: Lipika Date Posted: 27Apr2007 at 3:54am Skill definitively play a role when defining the effort (man/days) needed. Be careful that the two components are not completely separated. If a development effort of 30 days is split between 3 developers, you could need to add additional coordination activities, thus increasing the initial effort.

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