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Makes sense. But it's well-known that software delivery estimates have huge error bars. I frankly would have limited insight if a skilled engineer reduced outp
by md_ 4y ago
Makes sense. But it's well-known that software delivery estimates have huge error bars.
I frankly would have limited insight if a skilled engineer reduced output by 30% in order to work a part-time job.
Ultimately, the challenge here is that managers and engineering leads just don't have a great ability to know how expensive a project should be, which is sort of bizarre given that for a lot of software the development costs are the primary costs!
- egorfine 4y agoI strongly believe that software development estimations are futile.
- md_ 4y agoRight, but my point was that if you can't reliably estimate how long something will take, you can't estimate how long it ought to take, and, by extension, can't estimate if it's taking longer than it should. So, as a leader, how do you know if someone is over or underperforming?
- egorfine 4y agoUnfortunately, there is no algorithmic solution to this. It's like porn: hard to define, but you know it when you see it.