T-Shirt Sizing Software Projects

What a concept. T-Shirt sizing involves gross level estimates of tasks… small, medium large, extra large, etc. to scope the order of magnitude in tasks.  It is certainly better than nothing.  And could have a place with other manual estimating methods.  Rumor is this is used within Microsoft these days.

PS . Microsoft used to send me T-Shirts since we are partners.  I haven’t gotten one in a few years.

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One Response to “T-Shirt Sizing Software Projects”

1. Etienne on June 22nd, 2011 3:10 am

   Hi Dan,

   I use t-shirt sizing a lot when in the early phase of biding for a project.
   (I even made a small app for that : http://thebusinesspart.com/shirtimate).

   And I was wondering : what’s your recommendation for on-the-spot estimate ?

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