My PMs are all about time allocation… yet they fail to understand what research is.
Pm: How long until you finish designing and implementing this thing?
Me: I cant put a time on it, weve never done this before and have no points of reference. So i could figure it out today or a month from today…i cant give you a time because its bever been implemented.
PM: Sighs in dissapproval… ill just say 5 business days. Hows that.
I used to tell my bosses that everything would take three months. I would then ensure that everything took three months, usually by fucking off for two and a half months and then blasting something out in the last two weeks.
My PMs are all about time allocation… yet they fail to understand what research is.
Pm: How long until you finish designing and implementing this thing?
Me: I cant put a time on it, weve never done this before and have no points of reference. So i could figure it out today or a month from today…i cant give you a time because its bever been implemented.
PM: Sighs in dissapproval… ill just say 5 business days. Hows that.
Me: if we are just making up numbers, sure
I used to tell my bosses that everything would take three months. I would then ensure that everything took three months, usually by fucking off for two and a half months and then blasting something out in the last two weeks.
Isn’t that what story points are for? :p
Uh oh. Now you’re expected to be done in 5 days.
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