Presstimates

Presstimate:

The number you give to get a manager off your back when you’re being hassled to give an estimate; Your best guess of what estimate of effort management will accept, not how long the work will actually take.

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  1. Ben Kelly says:

    You might also go with
    ‘the release date a project manager gave to the business to put in their press release –before asking you to do the project’

  2. Jared says:

    I feel your pain…

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