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I think it has a lot to do with bargain power.

By using things like story points and other metrics intended to be internal to the team, developers have a lot of incentive to not lie on their estimates. On the other hand, management has incentive to push things to be finished quicker.

By letting management having access to those metrics, they're automatically at a disadvantage when negotiating timelines and priorities.



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