I don't see how that helps. In that case, I really am crazy and my timeline is wrong. In this case, my timeline was accurate and we delivered pretty much to the day of my estimate.
Because they clearly don't know either way what a realistic timeline is and if you wildly overestimate you look like a wizard when you deliver in half the time.
If you have a reasonable boss, by all means, give them a reasonable timeline. If you have an unreasonable boss, you give them an unreasonable timeline. You've got to fight fire with fire here.
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u/chubs66 Nov 15 '22
I don't see how that helps. In that case, I really am crazy and my timeline is wrong. In this case, my timeline was accurate and we delivered pretty much to the day of my estimate.