I learned a lot of useful project management techniques in hanging out with the Army ROTC folks. I know some people will disagree, but I think the army actually teaches its officers a lot of great management techniques — they’ve got to since they’re placing 21-25 year olds in high stress [...]
I’m learning the hard way how to estimate development time, and much to the frustration
of everyone around me it seems like the answer to “How long will it take to do this?” is
more often than not “I’ll get back to you.”