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I have an exhaustive list of tasks and approximated times it will take for each one, and then I enter this info in a metrics with a minimum 10% contingency (prefer 20%) to determine man hours. However, one programmer suggested a simpler solution: actual time multiplied by 2. If it will take you one week, tell them two. You have to allow for risks and contigencies, changing priorities, and anything else that inevitably might happen.

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