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Re: Estimation of the number of pages to be written per day?
Subject:Re: Estimation of the number of pages to be written per day? From:"Sherry Michaels" <sherry -dot- michaels -at- docntrain -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 23 Dec 2004 07:43:04 -0700
Re: the calculator recommended at http://www.comtech-serv.com/dependency_calculator.htm , I believe if we'd
quoted 5 hours per page for "average" situations, we wouldn't have done well
in today's market, and we have. That timing is very "bloated" in my opinion.
I saw an earlier quote that mentioned 2.5 hours per page. Over time, with
some of the issues covered in the calculator, that quote has proven a little
aggressive, particularly with geographically disperse work teams.
As with any tool, the calculator is a little one dimensional, not taking
into account a good product development life cycle. If you don't have that
(which JoAnn spends considerable time in her book explaining), you won't
even make it in 5 hours per page.
Have a Happy Holiday everyone!!!!
Sherry
Sherry Michaels
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