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title: "Original estimate (Effort mode)"
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This is the default Effort Mode. The 'Original estimate' is evenly distributed among the working days in the task period. The non-working days are ignored in the calculation.

You can define the working and non-working days by editing the [Workload plans](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/uJqNk), [Holiday Plans](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/N5yNk), or [Absence Plans](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/x/0JyNk).

> ℹ️ Add the ‘Time Tracking’ field to your issue screen to enable Original Estimate, Remaining Estimate, and Time Spent/Logged options.

![original-estimate.png](media://1dfe268a-fdf1-4bb2-9432-3a43ee564b94)

## Effort calculation

For example, the 'date picker' type fields determine the task's start and end position. This means that changing the duration of a task does not change the Original Estimate field value. The BPV-4 task is estimated to take 2 weeks (Original estimate = 2w) and the task duration is 1 week. Calvin is assigned to the task. The Original Estimate value is evenly distributed over the duration period, so the 80h / 5 d = 16h/d. As the allocation or the planned workload exceeds the daily capacity, the workload and remaining capacity bars are colored red:

You can click a task to see the task details:

![task-details.png](media://52c9476e-f7c3-41c9-bd35-8c135d612594)

You can stretch a task to avoid over-allocation. To do that, drag and drop the right edge of the task:

![stretch-task.png](media://0f5cd85c-fc55-4a1d-8d3a-e55eaf584030)

You can also switch to the 'Teams' view and assign a team comprising multiple members to work on that task. For example, the Team Smartwatch has four members and has a 32h/d capacity, which means that we can reduce the duration of the task to three days and still be left with some remaining capacity:

![remaining-capacity.png](media://21c8c17a-6ac7-4c5b-a65b-2aaac9a8bb92)

## Warnings 

Warnings can help you resolve the most common problems. To enable Warnings, go to View > Warnings.  If a task does not have an Original Estimate available, a red line contours the Task (if Warnings are enabled). Click the task to show the warning in the task detail dialog:

> ℹ️ To locate tasks without a time estimate, you can create a Quick filter: 'time estimate is empty'.

![warnings.png](media://8a3cfb01-b2f8-4f48-817c-101bc4a8257b)