--- title: Best Manager.dev posts — December 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Manager.dev posts from December 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/zaidesanton/best-of/2024/12 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/zaidesanton/best-of/2024/12 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Manager.dev posts — December 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Manager.dev posts from December 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Manager.dev — December 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/using-fake-deadlines-without-driving-your-engineers-crazy-jmpuobomz "Using fake deadlines without driving your engineers crazy") Article Manager.dev · 2y Using fake deadlines without driving your engineers crazy Setting challenging deadlines can lead to better results in engineering projects by managing the Iron Triangle of scope, resources, and time. Effective deadlines create a sense of urgency and prevent scope creep. It's important to communicate clearly with the team, involve them in decision making, and maintain a balance between pushing them to meet deadlines and being flexible with unforeseen changes. A healthy environment allows teams to thrive under deadlines, fostering innovation and creativity. 30 2 [See all Manager.dev archives](/sources/zaidesanton/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/zaidesanton/best-of/2024/12#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/zaidesanton/best-of/2024/12","name":"Best Manager.dev Posts — December 2024","description":"The most upvoted Manager.dev posts from December 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/zaidesanton/best-of/2024/12#items","numberOfItems":1,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/using-fake-deadlines-without-driving-your-engineers-crazy-jmpuobomz","name":"Using fake deadlines without driving your engineers crazy"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Manager.dev","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/zaidesanton"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/zaidesanton/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"December 2024"}]}]} ```