Re:Forecast, don't guesstimate your software projects
by m463 on Saturday June 13, 2020 @01:03AM
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> You could have spent that time on building software.
When people ask "how long will it take" and "I need status" a lot of things bump around in my mind:
- I read a pretty common mistake for new military officers is to spend too much time trying to get perfect strategic information
- I think if I hadn't had to spend so much time, agonizing time, trying to get accurate status, I would have had it for you by now.
- status is not fun, it's like doing your taxes
- there's also a great annoyance: if I am actually good at breaking things down and listing all the pieces to get from A to B, it makes micromanagement of the worst kind possible.
You know, when someone looks at all your line items and CANNOT HELP but cleverly rearrange everything like chess pieces on a chessboard, without being overly concerned for the consequences.
When people ask "how long will it take" and "I need status" a lot of things bump around in my mind:
- I read a pretty common mistake for new military officers is to spend too much time trying to get perfect strategic information
- I think if I hadn't had to spend so much time, agonizing time, trying to get accurate status, I would have had it for you by now.
- status is not fun, it's like doing your taxes
- there's also a great annoyance: if I am actually good at breaking things down and listing all the pieces to get from A to B, it makes micromanagement of the worst kind possible.
You know, when someone looks at all your line items and CANNOT HELP but cleverly rearrange everything like chess pieces on a chessboard, without being overly concerned for the consequences.