> Why the sudden productivity change? We had a big deadline coming up, and there was no option of not shipping. Suddenly, the whole team became focused, distrac

> Why the sudden productivity change? We had a big deadline coming up, and there was no option of not shipping. Suddenly, the whole team became focused, distractions were all gone, and we moved at a faster pace than I've ever felt the team do so. Uh, what? Sounds like at the end of the day you ended up busting your ass trying to meet some incorrect estimate. I was hoping to hear something about how making better estimates made your life better and didn't happen.