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		ape4 on June 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Software estimation is hard – do it anyway You can give a range - eg 3 to 5 months.

marcus_holmes on June 30, 2021 [–]

I tried that, and it was almost (but not quite) invariably held to be the lowest of the range, and still construed as a deadline. "3-5 months" becomes "3 months or we have to reschedule other stuff".

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