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I've not found vague estimates to work very well at all in this scenario. Managers will just continually ask for something more specific, they want a particular
by mojzu 4y ago
I've not found vague estimates to work very well at all in this scenario. Managers will just continually ask for something more specific, they want a particular date they can remember/write down/enter into some project management software.
- creshal 4y agoUsually I'll just go with "by date X we can give a reasonable estimate", which tends to work well enough with their mental model that they leave us alone until X.
- jefc1111 4y agoYeah that's a good pragmatic approach. "I can't estimate that right now but if I spend half a day on it I can give you a figure".
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