You need to change your estimate to a value that will be accurate after they adjust the amount. For instance, if you would normally estimate 10 days, but you know that estimating X would lead to them increasing the workload by 1⁄3 X, you should estimate 15 days, since 15 days would lead them to increase the workload by 5 days, making the result actually be 15. This is the estimation equivalent of gross-up.
I’m not reversing the math. They increase the workload by 1⁄3of your prediction, so you give them a prediction which is sized such that, after adding the current workload to the increase based on your prediction, you get the prediction.
And you don’t need to predict the next round of mugging because the idea is to give a prediction which takes into account all successive rounds of mugging. If the sum of all these rounds is greater than 100%, the problem can never end at all. If it’s less, you can do what I said.
I’m not reversing the math. They increase the workload by 1⁄3 of your prediction, so you give them a prediction which is sized such that, after adding the current workload to the increase based on your prediction, you get the prediction.
It’d be 1⁄2 your prediction, if you’re giving them 10 days and want to arrive at 15 after they add their increase. Doesn’t actually matter, though, you made your point clear.
And you don’t need to predict the next round of mugging because the idea is to give a prediction which takes into account all successive rounds of mugging. If the sum of all these rounds is greater than 100%, the problem can never end at all. If it’s less, you can do what I said.
They’re adjusting their mugging so that it’s always more profitable for you to continue than stop, if you discount what you’ve already spent. They’ve anticipated your predictions, and have priced accordingly.
That’s assuming they want to maximize their mugging. They could execute only one or two muggings, and you might not catch on at all.
It’d be 1⁄2 your prediction, if you’re giving them 10 days and want to arrive at 15 after they add their increase.
It’s 1⁄2 of your non-mugging prediction, but it’s 1⁄3 of your stated (with-mugging) prediction. You’re trying to arrange it so that non-mugging prediction + mugging based on with-mugging prediction = with-mugging prediction.
You need to change your estimate to a value that will be accurate after they adjust the amount. For instance, if you would normally estimate 10 days, but you know that estimating X would lead to them increasing the workload by 1⁄3 X, you should estimate 15 days, since 15 days would lead them to increase the workload by 5 days, making the result actually be 15. This is the estimation equivalent of gross-up.
I think you’re reversing the math, but I get your gist.
And accurately predicting this round of mugging doesn’t help you deal with the next round of mugging.
I’m not reversing the math. They increase the workload by 1⁄3 of your prediction, so you give them a prediction which is sized such that, after adding the current workload to the increase based on your prediction, you get the prediction.
And you don’t need to predict the next round of mugging because the idea is to give a prediction which takes into account all successive rounds of mugging. If the sum of all these rounds is greater than 100%, the problem can never end at all. If it’s less, you can do what I said.
It’d be 1⁄2 your prediction, if you’re giving them 10 days and want to arrive at 15 after they add their increase. Doesn’t actually matter, though, you made your point clear.
They’re adjusting their mugging so that it’s always more profitable for you to continue than stop, if you discount what you’ve already spent. They’ve anticipated your predictions, and have priced accordingly.
That’s assuming they want to maximize their mugging. They could execute only one or two muggings, and you might not catch on at all.
It’s 1⁄2 of your non-mugging prediction, but it’s 1⁄3 of your stated (with-mugging) prediction. You’re trying to arrange it so that non-mugging prediction + mugging based on with-mugging prediction = with-mugging prediction.