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The impossible estimate promised to the client

La stima impossibile promessa al cliente · Engineering · Beginner

The case

Sales promised the client software delivery in 2 months. Your team, analyzing it afterwards, estimates a realistic 4-5 months. The contract is signed, with delay penalties. Sales says 'we'll manage somehow, we always have'. You're the tech lead. What do you do?

Il commerciale ha promesso al cliente la consegna del progetto software in 2 mesi. Il tuo team, che l'ha analizzato dopo, stima 4-5 mesi realistici. Il contratto è firmato, con penali sul ritardo. Il commerciale dice che 'in qualche modo si fa, si è sempre fatto così'. Sei il responsabile tecnico. Cosa fai?

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