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Re:Cognitive Biases in Software Engineering by mathattack on Monday June 30, 2014 @10:24AM (#7965174)
I found that overconfidence is the worst. In part everyone thinks "I know my work, leave me alone" but interdependencies mean that even if everyone is 90% confident, large projects slip. And most people's 90% confidence is really only 50% accurate.

The first antidote is educating people about interdependencies and overconfidence. The second is introducing management.

Re:Cognitive Biases in Software Engineering by alphagenerator on Monday June 30, 2014 @11:49AM (#7965661)
I think projecting overconfidence is a social/political survival strategy. The 50% accurate thing is just the hidden reality everyone acknowledges. It's sort of like how people are polite when confronted with ugly babies.