#202: Estimation - Quantitative approaches

12/02/2025 14 min Episodio 202

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Episode Synopsis

This episode is part of a wider mini-series looking at Estimation in Software Development.In the last couple of episodes, I've looked at a number of methods that fall under the Qualitative approach to software estimation.Qualitative estimation is predominantly based on expert judgment, some think based on subjective thought process.In this week's episode, I want to move on to discuss some Quantitative estimation approaches.While Qualitative estimation is predominantly based on expert judgement, Quantitative is based on something we can count or calculate, a use of statistical analysis based on historical data.In this episode, I specifically want to discuss two quantitative techniques - Monte Carlo simulations and Statistical PERT (or SPERT for short).-----Find this episodes show notes at: https://red-folder.com/podcasts/202Have an idea for an episode topic, or want to see what is coming up: https://red-folder.com/podcasts/roadmap