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Discussion on: When was the last time assuming something in a project ended up causing you trouble?

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Leana • Edited

It happened that the business requirements were vague and I burned myself to come with something 100% perfect. After all the stress I've gone through, it turned out that their requirements is basic and my extra effort wasn't needed. I'm now between asking for clarifications and details or achieving the minimum possible until they ask for more?

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Yaser Adel Mehraban

Totally get what you said, nowadays, I always ask for clarification even for minimum if I don't have them and never assume anything. Unless you're a business expert and know some basics around roadmap of the product, always ask