This is a great article, Anton! And I still remember the original one from James!
I cannot agree more. I used to dislike deadlines, but being a manager for several years now, I realized that deadlines are critical to make things happen.
People are scare to that word, and sometimes we call it differently to sugar coat it. The reality is, everyone is serious about the business wants to know when something is going to be delivered. Ultimately, the surrounding issues are for lack of effective communication, not the deadline itself. As simple as that!
Gergely Orosz, The Pragmatic Engineer, also wrote an interesting blog post about the importance of deadlines.
This is a great article, Anton! And I still remember the original one from James!
I cannot agree more. I used to dislike deadlines, but being a manager for several years now, I realized that deadlines are critical to make things happen.
People are scare to that word, and sometimes we call it differently to sugar coat it. The reality is, everyone is serious about the business wants to know when something is going to be delivered. Ultimately, the surrounding issues are for lack of effective communication, not the deadline itself. As simple as that!
Gergely Orosz, The Pragmatic Engineer, also wrote an interesting blog post about the importance of deadlines.
Fight the drag. Set a deadline.
Thanks Rafa! I agree, people need that certainty.
Is this the article you meant?
https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/yes-you-should-estimate/
Yes, that's the one! As it says: Estimates and deadlines are great for getting things done. They heavily incentivize teams to focus.
Thank you again Anton and James (one of my favorites writers).