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Re:Forecast, don't guesstimate your software projects by Aeolun on Saturday June 13, 2020 @04:47AM (#23507945)
Given what we’ve seen in the article, that estimates are often off by a factor of 4, what does this really help other teams? It might make them feel good about themselves when the dev team inevitably tells them they’re not going to meet the target date, but that’s not really helpful overall.
Re:Forecast, don't guesstimate your software projects by mdorazio on Saturday June 13, 2020 @05:47AM (#23508242)
Because off by a factor of 4 is still far superior to having no idea whatsoever about what's getting built, when it might be done, and what's potentially slipping. I can't plan anything else very well if I have to wait for enough data to forecast, which itself might not even be accurate.