> When you're communicating an estimate the most likely mistake is that the other party considers it to be a commitment. The root cause is typically that you'r

> When you're communicating an estimate the most likely mistake is that the other party considers it to be a commitment. The root cause is typically that you're communicating it to someone who doesn't want an estimate. In that case, communicating the estimate with the commitment is often a mistake unless you're willing to negotiate the commitment, because that's effectively what it invites.