[jimmydddd]

But you have to remember that the manager is going to be asked for an estimate by his boss. He can't just say some time between "1 day and 10 years." In the real world, you have to be able to give some sort of estimate and help the poor guy do his job.

[xedrac]

And thus we get to the root of the problem. As as business executive, why not simply track how long your big projects tend to take, rather than try and dictate how long they should take?

[mewpmewp2]

How can you tell what is worth doing if you don't know how long it might take?

[zelphirkalt]

You make projections instead of estimates. You split the work that needs to be done into many tasks and project from past experiences.

You cannot rely 100% on any estimates either, and all you are doing by demanding estimates is creating stress and making people less productive. The meta work imposed by that in itself will make a project take more time, as everyone will be padding their estimates.

[mewpmewp2]

What is the difference between a projection and an estimate?

[zelphirkalt]

For more info see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVBlnCTu9Ms

[Tostino]

Who is doing it IMO.

[tchalla]

You work backwards. You decide how much time you’re willing to spend to get the worth. Then, take steps towards it with checkpoints.

[veunes]

Managers are often caught in the middle