Structure

There is a basic cost that is dependent on the information to be written about. It depends on the author's skill in technical writing how long this will take. There is no hard-and-fast rule to determine the required resources.

But after the main body of the text is in place, the amount for future work on refining and editing this text can be estimated. Assume the number of readers of the document and estimate the amount of time each reader may save by adding extra time in refining the text. This provides the break-even point of work to add additionally to the creation of the document.

Also do not forget that a clear text supports readers to get the information right in first place.

Stakeholders should usually bring that information into a written form that imposes the greatest risk for the success of the project when lost. If there are multiple documents to be written on the same risk level, those whose audience is larger should be preferred to write.

Advantages

• Agility is also about time boxes. To determine the right size of the box helps the team to plan their work and get the job done in time and in budget.

Disadvantages

• There is an extra time to invest into figuring out the numbers. Typically this is only a guess that may be far from the real numbers.

Related Practices

The following practices are related to this practice.