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I used to be a non-technical manager “managing” a team of developers. I later (through circumstances) became a developer. Looking back at the games my team pla
by danieltillett 6y ago
I used to be a non-technical manager “managing” a team of developers. I later (through circumstances) became a developer. Looking back at the games my team played with me I can see why many managers are cynical about the estimates they are given and attempt to negotiate.
- yarg 6y agoI always overestimated because it was the only way that I could ever devote anytime at all to technical debt reduction.
- BurningFrog 6y agoI'd say you're including necessary maintenance in your estimates, not overestimating!
- koonsolo 6y agoNot claiming it applies to you, but a lot of managers don't understand the difference between an estimate and a deadline. It comes back in all kinds of weird ways.