Discover why engineering estimates fail spectacularly and what high-performing tech companies do differently. From Brooks's timeless insights to modern DevOps data, learn practical strategies that transform how teams approach timelines.

Создано выпускниками Колумбийского университета в Сан-Франциско
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Создано выпускниками Колумбийского университета в Сан-Франциско

Welcome to your personalized podcast from BeFreed-I'm thrilled to explore one of the most persistent challenges in tech leadership with you today. As someone who's clearly invested in strategic project management and productivity optimization, you've likely experienced the frustration firsthand: asking an engineer for a timeline and receiving estimates that seem to exist in an alternate universe. We're diving deep into three groundbreaking books that reveal why estimation fails so spectacularly and what the most successful organizations do differently. From Brooks's timeless insights on software complexity to the data-driven approaches of high-performing DevOps teams, we'll uncover practical strategies that transform how engineering teams approach timelines.