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		imtringued on Jan 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Software effort estimation is mostly fake research If you create low quality estimates willy nilly then don't be surprised that you will break them.

x0x0 on Jan 19, 2021 [–]

The above are reasons a business needs estimates / rough delivery timelines. I'm not sure how my discussion of the value of estimates is relevant to the quality of them.

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