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# Pushing for a lower dev estimate is like negotiating better weather with a meteorologist
- URL: https://werd.io/pushing-for-a-lower-dev-estimate-is-like-negotiating-better/
- Published: 2023-10-29T15:46:35.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-29T15:46:35.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

I've lived this, and I'd go so far that it's a sure sign of a dysfunctional team: when non-technical leadership pushes for lower estimates based on their own business hopes and doesn't accept the ones given by their in-house experts.

"Pushing for a lower estimate is like negotiating better weather with the meteorologist" covers it nicely. [#Technology](https://werd.io/tag/Technology)

\[[Link](https://smartguess.is/blog/your-estimate-is-less-than-that/)\]