Estimating Documentation ProjectsFinalizing the Estimate
- Multiply your page count by the hours per page
- Add another 20% to this time
- For example, if you’ve estimated 100 hours, go for 120 hours.
If you have to present the hours, make sure you have identified the scope of the project. Give them the rough outline. Make it clear that substantial changes will change the time estimate. Give hours required, not specific done dates. There are usually too many outside factors (SMEs that don’t share, product changes, slow reviewers) to accurately predict dates.