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by A_non_e-moose 1637 days ago
> If you overestimate everything - and you never finish things close to the mean estimate - that's a sign you're a low performer...

It's very hard to find axiomatic statements like those, that actually work in the possible multitude of contexts.

Which assumptions are behind that statement?

Does the team have uniform experience working in a single product? That statement feels more applicable here.

Or are there multiple work streams that aren't even touched by a few members and everyone is involved in estimations for everything? That statement feels less applicable here, and trying to enforce it could lead to experts in one workstream to be considered low performers, which motivates a consulting style lowest bidder environment, probably ending in overworked people and low quality code reaching prod.