Justin Zack

Mar 9

2 min read

Stop Calling Project Dates Commitments

Estimates are NOT commitments.

But, estimates ARE the basis for decisions and tradeoffs. They help define goals and determine whether or not they can be achieved.

A team’s ability to estimate accurately doesn’t define success; but how you deal with those estimates does.

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