The only good way to create any kind of a reliable estimate is by using (your own) historical data.

If you are trying to create an estimate for a new project and are having a hard time, don't lament your lack of historical data. The best thing you can ...

Do time tracking tools have a low uptake because it's tedious to enter your activity data?

What do you use to enter time / activity data into your tracking tool?

If you don't use time tracking, is there a specific reason or is it just not something you've ...

Saw this post over at the Project Team Blog Our Projects Are Always Late. Newshirt asks (I'm paraphrasing) "Why would this person not use a time tracking tool?"

Two answers:

1. Because it feels like an extra step. If you want to change a behavior like time tracking, you have ...

Joel Spolsky also thinks that using timelog data for performance tracking is a bad idea.

I just finished the time tracking application for Bale. This is a tool that is key to many other practices, but is very underutilized. (I wonder if this is because so many developers are worried about Big Brother type intrusions into their working habits? See below for why Big Brother ...