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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Task Times, The Planning Fallacy, and a Magical 20%
43 Folders: "In my days as a project manager (and in another life as a freelance designer), I got into a habit that has served me well to this day: get the best estimate of both job requirements and time-to-completion that you can find. Then add 20%. Then, when nobody is looking, add another 20%. Then pray."
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