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by CloudYeller 1089 days ago
I had a manager who was obsessed with "velocity" and I spent 4 hours per week on time estimates. None of it was accurate except tasks like tiny CSS changes. Yeah, if you want to reduce morale, force everyone to waste half a day per week on pointless BS.
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And they never include the time to implement a process in their analysis of whether or not the process has a benefit to cost ratio greater than one. It’s always just assumed to be true.