I think failed estimated dates just highlight how much we don’t know about ourselves, our systems and our own knowledge.
It is the abyss of the unknown talking back to us. We have the privilege of having the stuff we don’t know thrown back at us to prove us wrong. And we often fail to be humbled by it.
Much of the job is dealing with the unknown. A surprise in scheduling can either shorten a task or lengthen it. It can’t be shortened past the time it takes to recognize it’s finished, but it can be lengthened indefinitely.
I think failed estimated dates just highlight how much we don’t know about ourselves, our systems and our own knowledge.
It is the abyss of the unknown talking back to us. We have the privilege of having the stuff we don’t know thrown back at us to prove us wrong. And we often fail to be humbled by it.
Much of the job is dealing with the unknown. A surprise in scheduling can either shorten a task or lengthen it. It can’t be shortened past the time it takes to recognize it’s finished, but it can be lengthened indefinitely.