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Not that exactly, but I've been repeatedly exposed to this: Management: "How long will it take?" Me: "N weeks" Management: "Ok, you have N/2 weeks" I've been
by redwards510 11y ago
Not that exactly, but I've been repeatedly exposed to this:
Management: "How long will it take?"
Me: "N weeks"
Management: "Ok, you have N/2 weeks"
I've been told they actually teach this at business school.
- alkonaut 11y agoNot a problem, you say "in N/2 weeks I'll deliver feature Y, which is similar to X but half as complicated". If that gets you N/4 weeks to do Y, or still N/2 weeks to do X, get new management.
- tomjen3 11y agoPull a Scotty and estimate N*2 or counter with a simpler feature that you can do in N/2. Business school is just expensive signalling.
- sopooneo 11y agoMy favorite manager, as far as I can tell, communicates N*2 to the client, then we either have time to fix unexpected bugs, or maybe throw in one new feature before delivering exactly when the client expected.
- candu 11y agoManagement: How long will it take? Me: 2N weeks.