Practical sheet | REF: FIC1697 V1

Estimating costs

Author: Jean-Pierre PAYRE

Publication date: October 10, 2020 | Lire en français

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7. Our advice

7.1 Choose your methods carefully

Use detailed methods to build up an order of magnitude. You'll spend a lot of time and energy on an estimate that won't necessarily be relevant, given the small number of assumptions involved.

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7.2 Keep it simple

The best layouts are often the simplest. Don't try to go into too much detail, even if it means losing precision. A good estimate gives interpretable results based on clear and simple assumptions.

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