When I worked as a programmer, I'd usually follow Scotty's Algorithm: estimate how long it would take if everything went well then multiply by 3. Of course, often programming does *not* go well, but if I completed the task in 1/3 the estimate, my boss would be impressed :-)
Just give them a wildly inflated estimate.
When I worked as a programmer, I'd usually follow Scotty's Algorithm: estimate how long it would take if everything went well then multiply by 3. Of course, often programming does *not* go well, but if I completed the task in 1/3 the estimate, my boss would be impressed :-)
"Mr Scott, have you always multiplied your repair time by a factor of four?"
"Of course, Captain, how else would I be known as a miracle worker?"
It's 4, not 3? D'oh!
oh no, i wasn't correcting you, the factor is absolutely your personal variable. i just love the lines from the movie, always made me laugh. 😄
I gave my PM a WAG of 3 weeks. She didn’t accept it because I was too quick to respond. It took 3 weeks. LOL.
[facepalm]
Burned by this more than once in my early days..... now I finally know better.
I'm in my 23rd year, and I'm still getting burned 😐
Love these little comics!
If software was easy it would be called football.