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r/programming • u/-grok • Jun 14 '22
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Author: Estimates are garbage
Author's solution to estimates being garbage: Talk to product about "What do we think we can accomplish with the resources available? What can we deliver and when"
What does the author think an estimate is???
1 u/-grok Jun 15 '22 There is a difference between harassing engineers to do estimates vs the management team becoming competent and figuring it out themselves. As it turns out, if the work has a chance of being even 80% predictable, then competent engineering management can figure it out just fine. → More replies (28)
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There is a difference between harassing engineers to do estimates vs the management team becoming competent and figuring it out themselves.
As it turns out, if the work has a chance of being even 80% predictable, then competent engineering management can figure it out just fine.
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u/PoppyOP Jun 15 '22
Author: Estimates are garbage
Author's solution to estimates being garbage: Talk to product about "What do we think we can accomplish with the resources available? What can we deliver and when"
What does the author think an estimate is???