Developer Tea

Anchoring Your Estimations: How to Keep Clients Happy


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Clients are never happy when hearing that you've underestimated how long a project will take in reality. In today's episode, I talk about how to anchor your estimations and keep your clients happy, and share a quick tip to get you there.

Related Resources from this episode

  • Estimating sandwiches: https://developertea.com/episodes/9981
  • Anchor Bias: http://coglode.com/gems/anchoring-bias
  • How do you keep clients happy? If you've got a creative or noteworthy way of keeping clients happy I'd love to hear about it. You can write me via email: [email protected] or through the Developer Tea email form.

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    Thanks for listening, and until next time,

    Enjoy your tea.

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