> The real world is full of project leader who do everything in their power to know as soon as possible how much work and time are required, still they never ge

> The real world is full of project leader who do everything in their power to know as soon as possible how much work and time are required, still they never get the right answer until the project is completed. They don't know the true answer until the project is complete. If my boss asks me how much time I need to integrate with some client system and I say I estimate one week, then if it's ready after four weeks that might be just fine for my boss. My boss knows that there are factors that can affect the delivery of a project. What he almost always wants to know is are we talking days, weeks, months or years? > Development is what makes a project successful; planning is what makes a project late. So when you travel to new places, you just head in the compass direction? No looking at maps or similar?