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As a new manager unfamiliar with the team's pace and capabilities, how do you identify whether an engineer is providing inflated time estimates for their work? What strategies or benchmarks do you use to validate estimates without undermining trust?
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Identifying Inflated Engineering Estimates as a New Manager
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