#199: Estimation - Quantitative vs Qualitative
Better ROI from Software Development22 Tammi 2025

#199: Estimation - Quantitative vs Qualitative

This episode is part of a wider mini-series looking at Estimation in Software Development.

In this episode, I wanted to look at practical methods to help develop the team's estimation skills.

We cannot expect valuable estimation without investment. It's like any skill, it has to be practiced and refined to obtain a good level of proficiency.

So in this episode, I want to take a look at two approaches to estimation - Qualitative and Quantitative.

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