and on budget.
Sigh.
There are always some extenuating circumstances:
- A key component was more difficult to work through.
- Some circuit design was wrong the first time around (and the second, and the third).
- Regardless of how many times the design was reviewed, a connector was wired backwards on a circuit board.
Or commonly, software is delayed by not having hardware to test and develop against. And vice versus.
Or the software was a lot more difficult than anticipated.
The funny thing is, even with professional, certified project managers handling the threads, using the best practices for estimating time/effort/resources, projects are late/late/late.
As a product manager, I have my own “Kentucky Windage” that I use to “adjust” my personal expectations. And it is invariably way off.
Can’t we do better?