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Discussion on: What conventional wisdom in software is wrong?

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John Peters

"umm, let's see, that'll only take a week"...

I've never; in 30 years, seen a pre-determined due date happen.
Even Agile cannot predict due dates for software. Yet everybody is doing it.

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Andrew Harpin

Yes and no, a pre determined due date from a project manager, definitely not. From an experienced dev, some of the time.

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John Peters

Experienced developers can do it, but only in two week cycles.