Why Estimates Always Lie — And What to Do About It

Ask any developer how long a project will take, and then ask again once it’s done. The numbers will rarely match. This isn’t an occasional failure — it’s one of the most consistent and documented patterns in software development. And yet, most of us just keep doing it the same way. We stare at a Jira board, assign story points, add a 20% buffer, and hand something over with a confidence we…