> The CTO and CPO weren't estimating the time to build the feature, they were estimating the number they needed to win the business. There is a school of estim

> The CTO and CPO weren't estimating the time to build the feature, they were estimating the number they needed to win the business. There is a school of estimating called "Guess the number in the boss's mind". A salesman's "estimate" is a number for him to discuss with customers; and it might bear on the price he decides to charge. But it's unrelated to the amount of time it takes to do the work.