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estimation-fermi

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Make quick, defensible estimates under uncertainty.

Product & Management#decision making#estimation#uncertainty#forecasting#fermi#back of the envelope
Authorlyndonkl
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you make rapid, order-of-magnitude estimates for complex questions where precise data is unavailable, saving time and enabling faster decision-making.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Decomposition: Breaks down large unknowns into smaller, estimable parts.
  • Anchoring: Uses known quantities and common knowledge to ground estimates.
  • Bounding: Provides optimistic and pessimistic ranges to bracket the answer.
  • Use Case: Estimate the total number of hours required to build a new feature by breaking it down into sub-tasks, estimating each, and summing them up, while also considering best-case and worst-case scenarios.

Quick Start

Use the estimation-fermi skill to estimate the number of hours needed to complete the 'user authentication' feature.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

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Name: estimation-fermi
Download link: https://github.com/lyndonkl/claude/archive/main.zip#estimation-fermi

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