Does anyone have a spreadsheet or program for estimating design time in hours for printed circuit design in an engineering environment? How do you go about estimating the time it takes to do a design? What factors affect your ability to be efficient and quick designing with minimum errors?
I would assume that service bureau shops would have to have a way to handle this for every job they get in to do. 
Any help or guidance would be appreciated... Thank you.

OBTW - If you are like me, you might think PCB design work estimation is something like asking Michelangelo to give an accurate estimate on when he would finish painting the frescos on the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel
(Or more simply... when I'm going to finish my next sculpture... :)www.facebook.com/BillBrooksSculpture )

I'm reminded of the movie 'The Money Pit' where they asked the plumber how long it would take to re-pipe the house... His answer was always the same... "Two Weeks" :)
I would love to hear your comments and experiences... 
:)

 

William Brooks, CID+
Printed Circuit Designer
2747 Loker Ave West
Carlsbad, CA 92010-6603
760-930-7212
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