Estimate Work With Pomodoros
Estimate a task using Pomodoro intervals and translate that estimate into calendar blocks.
Hannah needs to estimate a partner brief. Similar work has often overflowed the original calendar block. Use Pomodoro history as estimation evidence, then convert intervals into realistic time blocks. The common trap is estimating from the final document instead of the process. That ignores research, setup, stakeholder review, breaks, and the cost of restarting after interruptions. Step 1 Look at the last three similar briefs: 5 Pomodoros, 4 Pomodoros, 6 Pomodoros. Historical interval counts beat memory because they include real friction. Step 2 Choose the planning estimate: 5 Pomodoros for draft plus 1 short review block. Use the middle of…
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