CRITICAL-THINKING5 MIN READ
Push Back on an Anchored Estimate
Use Socratic questions to counter anchoring in estimates without dismissing expertise.
Sam S Engineering lead 1 Surface 2 Decompose 3 Range Planning pressure 20 sec A number sticks Sam says six weeks, and the whole room starts building commitments around it. The first number can become the plan before the reasoning exists. The formula 1 min Anchor reset Separate the estimate from the anchor
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