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The Sad Truth About Agile Planning
If you’ve read any basic agile stuff, you know that agile teams deliver value in a consistent frequency. The team works on what’s important first, giving the best value for money. When working in a...
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The Real Value of a Non-Agile Plan
A couple of comments on my last post (the sad truth about agile planning) made me think: Maybe I was slamming agile planning too much. Then I thought (after an elaborate discussion with myself) – I...
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#NoEstimates
The main difficulty with forecasting the future is that it hasn’t yet happened. – James Burke When I first heard about #NoEstimates, I thought it was not only provocative, it can also be damaging. The...
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The Hidden Cost Of Estimation
“Why would you want a rough estimate, when I can do a more precise one?” And really, if we can do something better, why do it half way? There’s a simple answer, but I’ll give it after the long detailed...
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How To Waste Estimations
We like numbers because of their symbolic simplicity. In other words, we get them. They give us certainty, and therefore confidence. Which sounds more trustworthy: “It will take 5 months” or “It will...
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The Measure Of Success
What makes a successful project? Waterfall project management tells us it’s about meeting scope, time and cost goals. Do these success metrics also hold true to agile projects? Let’s see. In an agile...
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Estimates: Jumping To Wrong Conclusions
The main dysfunctions we concentrate on when talking about estimates are how they (and the people who gave them) are treated once they are given. Management asks for estimations and then either:...
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The Story with Story Points
I don’t like story points. I think this is part of my crusade against complexity. You can catch a glimpse of it here. Story points were invented as supporting beams for the bridge between business and...
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The Search For Predictability
Every now and then, I need to remind people what is the point of this agile thing. I know, I know, still they forget. Agility is the ability of the organization to react effectively to changes in a...
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