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Re:Forecast, don't guesstimate your software projects by pif on Saturday June 13, 2020 @06:20AM (#23508398)
> A lot of developers really hate committing to any kind of estimate

In development (as opposed to production) I personally fight against any commitment if it comprises the "what" as well as the "when".

You fix the date of the next release and provide me with a prioritized list of bug fixes and features to work on? Nice, let me start to work!

You think that a specific new feature could improve our sales and you let me drop anything else and call you back as soon as I have any news? Wonderful, I'm already analysing the issue in my head!

Anything else, and I'll let you know that your dreams are not likely to come true.

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Re:Forecast, don't guesstimate your software projects by sooheon on Saturday June 13, 2020 @07:39AM (#23508737)
The iron triangle[1] is a well known model. If the "business" side insists on "engineering" breaking it, they are not serving their function.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management_triangle

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