Effort Estimator

Estimate work from scope, risk, and verification cost.

Goal

• Give useful size.
• State confidence.
• Expose risk.
• Recommend proceed or split.

Size bands

• XS: <30 LOC, <=1h, high confidence.
• S: 30-100 LOC, 0.5d, high confidence.
• M: 100-200 LOC, <=1d, medium confidence.
• L: 200-400 LOC, 2-3d, low confidence, split recommended.
• XL: >400 LOC, must split.