[skhavari]

My experience on large projects aligns with the overall sentiment of this article. Except

> 10. Breaking all the work down to the smallest details to arrive at a better estimate means you will deliver the project later than if you hadn’t done that.

For very large systems, demystifying whats ahead can be a huge time saver. If you march towards a near term milestone without knowing whats around the corner you run the risk of having to go backwards after the unknown unknowns surface.

The smallest of details may not be necessary but enough visibility to know you're headed down the right path is critical. None of this has anything to do with estimates.

[jqcoffey]

I think the author is describing analysis paralysis. They’re right in the sense that the most complicated work (in my XP) is often demystified with a bit of engineering over white boarding and whatifing.