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If you run your businsss like this you will be outcompeted by people who make reasonable guesses on when things will be completed
by Lewton 8y ago
If you run your businsss like this you will be outcompeted by people who make reasonable guesses on when things will be completed
- rch 8y agoSurvival bias: companies that guess poorly aren't around to explain why they believed they were being reasonable. ...to expand a bit: you're more likely to benefit from correct forward looking estimates if you have sound alternatives available when those estimates to be less than completely accurate.
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- sporkland 8y agoIs there evidence for this? There are some very real examples of software companies that thrive by not providing estimates, valve, blizzard, google, apple, etc. I would assume the dominant factor in software delivery is actually ability solve user problems and not being able to time when those problems will be solved.