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And I'd argue that their bad estimate includes their knowledge of how difficult the task is. Unless you're completely broken, you're not going to under-estimate
by zo1 3y ago
And I'd argue that their bad estimate includes their knowledge of how difficult the task is. Unless you're completely broken, you're not going to under-estimate something wildly if you are unsure of what you need to do or have no idea how to do it.
- adrianN 3y agoSure, I can give estimates that don’t underestimate and account for eventualities. It’s just that my error bars are large enough that in that case I have to estimate several months for tasks that I believe should take a week.