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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Heard from management: We need more accurate estimates.

I think they forgot what estimate means.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It is not possible to give more accurate estimates.

Yes we understand it is not possible, but we really really want more accurate estimates so you need to make more accurate estimates.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would keep adding a week until they got the message.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

And for good reason. The estimate will usually get longer because the more you look the more tasks, questions and dependencies you find. I’m starting to think they don’t want accuracy at all.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It will definitely be done by... mashes buttons on calculator ... the heat death of the universe

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Engineers: We need more accurate SOWs and less feature creep.

Management: Please add this other feature in the same time period