> Except for when potential clients ask your company: "How much would implementing a system to do X cost?"
And what do estimates provide here, that sales just picking a number doesn't? Estimates are made up numbers. They're estimates.
Also this line that you omitted answers your question more directly:
> If you're a sales driven/feature factory company, the estimates won't matter anyway as you'll demand to meet your obligations regardless of estimates.
And what do estimates provide here, that sales just picking a number doesn't? Estimates are made up numbers. They're estimates.
Also this line that you omitted answers your question more directly:
> If you're a sales driven/feature factory company, the estimates won't matter anyway as you'll demand to meet your obligations regardless of estimates.