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by JohnFen 961 days ago
They could also be greatly padding their estimates. When I estimate things, I take the amount of time I think it will require and double it. In my businesses, my partner would take my padded estimate and quadruple it. By doing that, we never blew past a deadline promised to a customer. That doesn't mean the estimates were accurate -- if they were, no padding would be necessary.