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Below I am sharing a script I use to facilitate forecasting the cycle time of a software product development initiative (not user stories, but initiatives, and only the time “in development”). I post this with hesitation given the tension around estimation and software development, and knowing that I risk getting “dinged” for various statements below (from multiple, super smart experts). But after some consideration I figured … what the heck. Even if it all gets ripped apart, it’ll spark a conversation.