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Everything is NOT fine with SCRUM Estimates

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Join us in this revealing episode of Working as Designed as we unravel the truth behind SCRUM estimates. Explore the challenges of estimating, its importance, and how it impacts development teams. From ideal estimation practices to handling uncertainty, we cover it all. Discover strategies for estimating in limited time, validating estimates, and teaching effective estimation. Dive into the intricacies of estimating small-scale work and learn to influence estimation practices. Challenge the illusion of stability in SCRUM estimates and revolutionize your approach. Tune in for invaluable insights that will transform your estimation process.

00:00 Intro
00:32 Give me a time machine
01:14 Why is estimating hard?
03:28 How important is estimating?
05:00 How does a team feel about estimating?
08:14 What does ideal estimating look like?
12:00 Hours vs Points
16:35 Designing a solution during estimation
18:15 Estimating for uncertainty
22:31 How to estimate in a limited time
28:24 Gut checking estimates with existing functionality
32:35 How to teach estimating
38:12 How do you estimate small scale work?
39:25 Size vs Estimate vs Sprint
49:09 How to influence the Estimate
52:18 Outro

#software #podcast #planning #agile #uncertainty #scrum #coding

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Join us in this revealing episode of Working as Designed as we unravel the truth behind SCRUM estimates. Explore the challenges of estimating, its importance, and how it impacts development teams. From ideal estimation practices to handling uncertainty, we cover it all. Discover strategies for estimating in limited time, validating estimates, and teaching effective estimation. Dive into the intricacies of estimating small-scale work and learn to influence estimation practices. Challenge the illusion of stability in SCRUM estimates and revolutionize your approach. Tune in for invaluable insights that will transform your estimation process.

00:00 Intro
00:32 Give me a time machine
01:14 Why is estimating hard?
03:28 How important is estimating?
05:00 How does a team feel about estimating?
08:14 What does ideal estimating look like?
12:00 Hours vs Points
16:35 Designing a solution during estimation
18:15 Estimating for uncertainty
22:31 How to estimate in a limited time
28:24 Gut checking estimates with existing functionality
32:35 How to teach estimating
38:12 How do you estimate small scale work?
39:25 Size vs Estimate vs Sprint
49:09 How to influence the Estimate
52:18 Outro

#software #podcast #planning #agile #uncertainty #scrum #coding

  continue reading

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