Development Estimation
Use when estimating time, effort, or complexity for features or projects - provides structured es…
by nickcrew · MIT
The skill
Use when estimating time, effort, or complexity for features or projects - provides structured estimation workflows with breakdowns, risks, and confidence intervals.
Development Estimation
Overview
Create consistent, defensible estimates by breaking scope into components, identifying risks, and providing confidence intervals.
When to Use
- Estimating feature or project scope
- Providing effort or complexity estimates
- Delivering risk-aware breakdowns
Avoid when:
- The task is trivial or a rough gut-check is sufficient
- Requirements are unknown and need discovery first
Quick Reference
| Task | Load reference |
|---|---|
| Estimation workflow | skills/development-estimation/references/estimate.md |
Workflow
- Define scope and estimation type (time/effort/complexity).
- Load the estimation reference for structure.
- Break into components and dependencies.
- Add risks and confidence intervals.
- Deliver estimate with assumptions.
Output
- Estimate with breakdown and confidence interval
- Assumptions, risks, and validation notes
Common Mistakes
- Estimating without clear scope
- Ignoring risk and dependency factors
- Overstating precision beyond available data
Use this skill
Connect your agent to the Skill Store MCP server and ask for it by ref: nickcrew/development-estimation-25699245582.
Details
- Publisher
- nickcrew
- Category
- Software Development › Misc
- License
- MIT
- Updated
- 2026-06-22
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