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Re:Deadlines are pointless – what to do instead by hef19898 on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @05:29AM (#32909554)
The mind set of working without planning and deadlines, caused by an inability of organisations to do so, is really troublesome. Using Agile as excuse is even worth.
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Re:Deadlines are pointless – what to do instead by UK-AL on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @08:51AM (#32910952)
There's 3 approaches.

Deadline & No Fixed Scope. Fixed Scope & No Deadline. Deadline & Fixed scope and padding appropriate to uncertainty to hedge risks.

All 3 are admissions you can't estimate accurately.

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