Chapter 22: Estimate Presentation Styles

Overview

Applicability of Techniques in This Chapter
	Matching Presentation Style to Estimate Accuracy
What's estimated	Size, Effort, Schedule, Features
Size of project	S M L
Development stage	Early-Late
Iterative or sequential	Both
Accuracy possible	N/A

The way you communicate an estimate suggests how accurate the estimate is. If your presentation style implies an unfounded accuracy, you lay the groundwork for a difficult discussion about the estimate itself. This chapter presents several options for presenting estimates.