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> Or try to negotiate with the estimate. Which means they aren't estimates any more. Oh yes this annoys me. I've been asked to break it into sub tasks then jus

• jacques_chester 10y ago
  As a note, breaking into subtasks does improve estimate accuracy on just about anything, due to the "unpacking effect". Humans routinely underestimate the time and difficulty involved in just about everything. Breaking a task down into subtasks leads to higher estimates which will typically be more accurate. You are of course being asked to do something very difficult. In 3-point estimation schemes, you'd give back very wide bands for a few subtasks that you identified. Maybe point at the cone of uncertainty a few times. I know it often doesn't work. To me, most of the problems with estimating aren't with the estimating.
  • bbcbasic 10y ago
    That's true the problem here is the negotiation process. If you have a technical manager they can use the technical hat to argue the estimate down. And the manager hat is the motivation to do so. I kinda prefer the planning poker where all members are encouraged to have equal say and there is no power imbalance