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Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by icedchai on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:40AM (#38190136)
Some problems I often see:

   1) The people estimating the work aren't always the ones doing it.
   2) Engineers are optimists, estimates are often best case.
   3) Not enough padding added to estimates (see #1 and #2.)
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