Also known as the 4x4 Rule.
When trying to figure out what a project will cost and how long it will take you take the worst case scenarios that you can possibly imagine for both time and cost. When you have those 2 numbers you then multiply them both by 4 and that will give you an accurate estimate of what the project will actually cost and how long it will actually take to complete.
When trying to figure out what a project will cost and how long it will take you take the worst case scenarios that you can possibly imagine for both time and cost. When you have those 2 numbers you then multiply them both by 4 and that will give you an accurate estimate of what the project will actually cost and how long it will actually take to complete.
Customer: it’s April. We were supposed to be done in January!
Contractor: Right.
Customer: This invoice is for $4000 and the estimate was for $1000!
Contractor: Right.
Customer: What the actual f%#k?!?!
Contractor: Hutson’s Law is scarily accurate.
Contractor: Right.
Customer: This invoice is for $4000 and the estimate was for $1000!
Contractor: Right.
Customer: What the actual f%#k?!?!
Contractor: Hutson’s Law is scarily accurate.
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