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The much-derided “execs” who demand time estimates don’t do so out of spite. They do so because their costs are measured in man-months, and a business needs to
by paggle 7y ago
The much-derided “execs” who demand time estimates don’t do so out of spite. They do so because their costs are measured in man-months, and a business needs to know how much something is going to cost to decide whether it’s worth building. Also, they may have partner companies who they need to coordinate timelines with.
I’d guess that freelance developers who are paid per project, and thus have to own their P&L, are very good at estimating.
- jdlshore 7y agoI don't know about freelancers, but typical fixed-bid RFP responses are lowballed in order to get the work, then they make their profit on the inevitable change requests. So accurate estimates aren't as important as you might think.