> should know that TaskA requires 5 hours, and TaskB requires 1 hour. > This assumes the manager is also some sort of software engineer plus I don't understand

> should know that TaskA requires 5 hours, and TaskB requires 1 hour. > This assumes the manager is also some sort of software engineer plus I don't understand why would there be any negotiation: We have whole methodologies based on the premise that we (software engineers or managers) are incredibly horrible at estimating software.