> you should expect to be held accountable if your estimates are too far off the mark because you failed to do your due diligence when coming up with them.
In a perfect world, I agree.
In the real world, which has a remarkable knack for failing to live up to expectations, what I find is that companies are rarely willing to allow the development team adequate time to do their due diligence. Answers, in and of themselves, are cheap. I can give you those all day. If you want to be able to hold me accountable for their accuracy, though, then you need to be looking at my correct answer rate sheet.
For me, the magic of #noestimates is the magic of open, honest cynicism. If my realistic options are silence and blowing smoke up my boss's ass, I'd really prefer it if they would allow me to choose silence. That way we can both keep our dignity.
In a perfect world, I agree.
In the real world, which has a remarkable knack for failing to live up to expectations, what I find is that companies are rarely willing to allow the development team adequate time to do their due diligence. Answers, in and of themselves, are cheap. I can give you those all day. If you want to be able to hold me accountable for their accuracy, though, then you need to be looking at my correct answer rate sheet.
For me, the magic of #noestimates is the magic of open, honest cynicism. If my realistic options are silence and blowing smoke up my boss's ass, I'd really prefer it if they would allow me to choose silence. That way we can both keep our dignity.