In Search of an Accurate Schedule

A while back, I attempted to explain Evidence Based Scheduling, the new approach taken by Joel Spolsky's FogBugz software (see FogBugz Will Estimate Your Estimation Abilities).

If you are interested in learning more, here's a link to a detailed post by Joel, explaining his approach.


As for me, I'll stick to Wexelblat's Scheduling Algorithm:

Choose two:

• Good
  
• Fast
  
• Cheap

[meant to be used when asked by a manager when will the software be ready].