PODCAST

Synopsis

• Why do we estimate?
• Why do our estimates suck?
• "Wah, wah, wah, estimating is hard!"
• The #NoEstimates movement
• Estimates vs commitments
• Measuring your past to forecast your future
• Building in chunks to create forecast data
• #NoEstimates == Informated estimating?
• Right-sizing user stories/Law of averages
• Alternatives to story points for estimating
• Probabilistic forecasting
• Planning poker: Creating a common understanding
• Acceptance criteria
• Setting expectations with clients for "No Estimates"
• Gaining trust with a client as an alternative to providing estimates
• Understanding why estimates are needed to determine if they're needed