Deadlines come from external sources, for example, “Feature X needs to be ready for the summer trade show”.
Estimates come from internal sources, for example, “Feature X will take me N weeks to complete”.Hackification hints to few steps to ease the situation where the deadline is shorter than the estimate;
Managers
- Let the person doing the work create the estimate.
- Don’t override an estimate with a deadline.
Developers
- Respect for your estimates only flows from accurate estimates.
- Accurate estimates come from tiny tasks.
- Review your estimates after the event.
Marketing
- Explain the reason for the deadline
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