Estimating Challenges
Michael, Joe, and Alan discuss the frustrations of estimating in software development, highlighting the pressure to provide accurate estimates and the pitfalls of padding them. The team shares anecdotes about the difficulties of pleasing stakeholders and the delicate balance between overestimating and underestimating project timelines.In this clip
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