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If you work in an environment where everyone has respect for one another, that sounds like a great solution. If not and it's the manager's way or the highway,
by don_draper 14y ago
If you work in an environment where everyone has respect for one another, that sounds like a great solution. If not and it's the manager's way or the highway, then that doesn't work so well.
- gcp 14y agoWhy do you need the programmer to estimate if you're going to ignore the prediction? If programmers are bad at estimating because they feel pressure to produce short predictions, the above method will prevent this. If programmers aren't even asked to estimate or ignored, obviously the problem is not that programmers are bad at estimating. The method can fix some potentially harmful management<>programmer interactions. It can't fix stupid management.
- don_draper 14y ago>>Why do you need the programmer to estimate if you're going to ignore the prediction? So the manager can pass the buck. >>If programmers aren't even asked to estimate or ignored, obviously the problem is not that programmers are bad at estimating. Yes. I would argue most of the time when projects take longer than predicted it wasn't the programmer's estimation that was the problem. >>The method can fix some potentially harmful management<>programmer interactions. It can't fix stupid management. Agreed