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When teams consistently commit to unrealistic timelines

Our product team has this pattern where we commit to unrealistic timelines in planning meetings because no one wants to be the person who says something will take longer, and then we all scramble and stress and deliver mediocre work. We've done this cycle four times this quarter.

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Your team keeps promising deadlines nobody believes because no one wants to be the one to speak up.

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