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Re:Embrace slow productivity by arius on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @12:16AM (#29902620)
In such case I would recommend to under promise and over deliver. Your estimate conveys that it's risky selling it as a 3 months project and risk free as 6 months. It's in your best interest to sell it as 6 months and have a chance to complete it in 3. You could bargain 5 months by taking few risk. Nonetheless a good manager should have understood your estimation range and act accordingly.
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Re:Embrace slow productivity by NAHWheatCracker on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @09:18AM (#29906563)
I think that's a good approach as well.

I don't want to belabor the point, but I had been ignored on previous project estimations as well. Management was going to use whatever estimate they wanted.

My focus was on the blockers and risks.

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