|
|
|
|
|
|
by jacques_chester
3905 days ago
|
|
|
Culture, really. Trust. Where I work, Engineering owns the estimates. No ifs, buts or maybes. We own estimates. Product managers have unlimited ability to reprioritise, but we and we alone get to say how hard it's going to be. That said, another secret is: use story points. They are dimensionless units that are only meaningful within a single project. As soon as you give dollars or days, everybody has an opinion or an agenda. But if you use points and project based on velocity, it's hard to negotiate. Because you're not negotiating. Those are the actual numbers. The actual historical data, staring you in the face. (Edited for clarity) |
|
|