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Re: Re: How to unintentionally lie to your client and look like a chump when it's all over

by bastard (Hermit)
on May 31, 2001 at 20:50 UTC ( [id://84649]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to How to unintentionally lie to your client and look like a chump when it's all over
in thread How to calculate development time?

>I don't have the detailed spec yet, but need to know how to estimate a delivery time.

You can't. Any number you give the powers that be will be bogus.

Man I wish I could ++ you more than once for that statement. I've seen that too many times.

Death March by Edward Yourdon is also a good book to read regarding Development projects.

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