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June 18, 2014 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google We've talked about why things always take longer than we plan before, but Emily Guy Birken at Wise Bread suggests ...

“How long will it take?” demand managers, clients, and executives. “It takes as long as it takes,” retort irritated engineers. They counter: “Give us an estimate!” And the engineers gather their wits, ...