--- title: My Software Estimation Technique | daily.dev description: Learn a software estimation technique that captures both time and uncertainty. The technique involves breaking down work into smaller tasks based on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-software-estimation-technique-y6prr62ew twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My Software Estimation Technique | daily.dev og:description: Learn a software estimation technique that captures both time and uncertainty. The technique involves breaking down work into smaller tasks based on... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-software-estimation-technique-y6prr62ew og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/y6PrR62EW.png og:image:alt: My Software Estimation Technique og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My Software Estimation Technique **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 10 min read · 243 upvotes · 5 comments ## Summary Learn a software estimation technique that captures both time and uncertainty. The technique involves breaking down work into smaller tasks based on complexity, estimating uncertainty, and refining the estimate as needed. By tracking accuracy over time, you can improve your estimation skills. Other estimation techniques like PERT, evidence-based scheduling, and fruit-salad scrum are also mentioned. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@feketegy** · 1 upvotes > I'm doing something similar by using the PERT, Standard Deviation, and Monte Carlo Simulation algorithms. I also created an Excel sheet for this too. **@techfoutraque** · 1 upvotes > This is a good article with lots of details and tips. It can help if you're having trouble estimating, which often happens 😅 **@mp5maker** · 0 upvotes > Great tips. Thank you very much. **@algorodev** · 0 upvotes > Estimation is always a headache so thank you for sharing this post, with a lot of tips to estimate more accurately. **@ranoob** · 0 upvotes > thanks! very useful! 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I also created an Excel sheet for this too.","datePublished":"2023-12-30T10:14:21.041Z","dateModified":"2023-12-30T10:14:57.250Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/y6PrR62EW#c-85loNuiB4","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"George","url":"https://daily.dev/feketegy","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--YeiBYVuL--/f_auto/v1743758421/avatars/avatar_dR92D50hh"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"This is a good article with lots of details and tips. It can help if you’re having trouble estimating, which often happens 😅","datePublished":"2023-11-06T21:12:01.307Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/y6PrR62EW#c-1p9D5dq3w","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Tech Foutraque","url":"https://daily.dev/techfoutraque","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--mYz5lcBp--/f_auto,q_auto/v1701433930/avatars/avatar_SrmmsL7PPgDrJaX1lefPq"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Great tips. Thank you very much.","datePublished":"2023-11-14T13:28:53.007Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/y6PrR62EW#c-toqhFbUoN","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Shabuktagin Photon Khan","url":"https://daily.dev/mp5maker","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--p3A0YUah--/f_auto,q_auto/v1/avatars/avatar_vWLQ6KTkKp1tkCzRzsxIj"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Estimation is always a headache so thank you for sharing this post, with a lot of tips to estimate more accurately.","datePublished":"2023-11-08T08:22:02.351Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/y6PrR62EW#c-FvScmp31U","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Alejandro Gonzalez","url":"https://daily.dev/algorodev","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto/v1635507562/avatars/bFvgInnRx30o6gAQq0uei"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"thanks! very useful! I will make some tests on this","datePublished":"2023-11-08T09:40:13.745Z","dateModified":"2023-11-08T09:42:31.070Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/y6PrR62EW#c-OvPFvhXdw","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Raniel","url":"https://daily.dev/ranoob","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/20558676?v=4"}}]} ```