guesstimates!!!!
one of the toughest tasks i’ve encountered as a lead (and one of the things i hated as well) is creating project estimates.
why? i knew very well that the slightest miscalculation will cause my team to run out of buckets to charge with. For those who are unaware how it works in IT (consulting), in most projects IT PINOYs are assigned chargeable buckets mainly to manage project/company costs (too much overtime etc.). So if there’s no more bucket to place rendered work time, these IT PINOYs may end up working without pay, which of course is a big no-no! we’re all here not solely out of our good hearts but most of all to earn and “bring home the bacon!”
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