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Post #4239 · source on Telegram
Sprint Planning Meets Three-Year Estimate
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The image is a six-panel Yu-Gi-Oh-style meme using characters holding cards and reacting dramatically. The visible text asks, "HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT THIS TASK TO TAKE?" and the engineer answers, "HMMM I'M NOT QUITE SURE. IT COULD GO A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS, WE'LL NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT." A follow-up card says, "UNFORTUNATELY WE REALLY NEED AN ESTIMATE TO FIT IT INTO SPRINT PLANNING," followed by "OKAY THEN...." and a final giant card reading "THREE YEARS," after which the other character recoils in shock. The joke targets Agile estimation pressure: when uncertain technical work is forced into sprint planning, the only honest number may be absurdly large.
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Jira demanded a scalar, so the engineer returned the only estimate with adequate error bars: three years.
Clients are absolute dumb when it comes to estimating price or time, failing to do minimum on their part, as in not bringing guitar to the shop to estimate repair cost or not writing brief and technical requirements Comment deleted