Bad Estimates

The article claims that half of projects go over budget because of poor estimates. The article claims that high-pressure code has 15 times more bugs. Bad estimates cost money, damage trust, and create planning failures. Unrealistic deadlin…

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The article claims that half of projects go over budget because of poor estimates. The article claims that high-pressure code has 15 times more bugs. Bad estimates cost money, damage trust, and create planning failures. Unrealistic deadlines often lead to weekend work, burnout, rushed decisions, and corner-cutting. Time apparently saved upfront by unrealistic deadlines is often repaid later through defects, rework, missed expectations, and reduced morale.