“I’ll Finish It This Week” and Other Lies
Honest question. Say you have a project. Your boss expects it can be done in two weeks. Let&#x27;s say you are good at estimating your own velocity, and you estimate four weeks for that project.<p>Do you:<p>a) Tell your boss that you effectively suck and it will take you 4 weeks instead of 2?<p>b) Tell your boss it will take two weeks and then blame delays when the deadline passes?<p>or<p>c) Tell your boss it will take two weeks, then cut corners to deliver a finished project in two weeks, but one that is so lacking that someone (possibly not you) will need at least 4 more weeks undoing and fixing stuff at a later stage?<p>(Note: I have NEVER seen anyone do &#x27;a&#x27;. It&#x27;s usually a creative hybrid between a and b)