Comment by moregrist

> This is why COMPANIES NEED ACCURATE ESTIMATES. They are not optional to running a company.

Sure, but even accurate estimates are only accurate as long as the assumptions hold.

Market conditions change, emergency requests happen, people leave, vendor promises turn out to be less than accurate.

And most estimates for non-routine work involve some amount of risk (R&D risk, customer risk, etc.).

So pounding the table and insisting on ACCURATE ESTIMATES without a realistic backup plan isn’t good business, it’s just pushing the blame onto the SWE team when (not if) something goes south.