Here are some links to blogs, posts, videos, and conference sessions on the topic of “No Estimates”
Vasco Duarte Blog – Software Development Today
Neil Killick Blog- neilkillick.com
Chris Chapman Blog- derailleurconsulting.com/blog
Clinton Keith on “No estimates and set-based design” – Blog post
Clinton is author of the book “Agile Game Development with Scrum”, and an expert in Agile software development, especially as related to computer game development.
Henri Karhatsu Blog – Helsinki, Finland – Karhatsu Blog
Ebenezer Ikonne – “Ka anyi kwuo okwu” (is Igbo for “Let Us Talk”) – How About #NoEstimates?
Andy Davies – #NoEstimates is a good idea
Massimo Iocolare at Mini Italian Agile Day, Genova, May 17 – #NoEstimates [youtube]
Slides from this presentation: Slides at Slideshare
Robert Weißgraeber Video – #NoEstimates [youtube]
Estimates are part of our daily live. Every single day we ask and answer questions like: “when will it be done?”, “how much does it cost?” and use that “data” to plan the future of our projects. Some of us using rigorously formalised processes with heaps of excel sheets, some applying more agile methods like planning poker. While doing that, we do not realise, how estimates are harmful!
#NoEstimates is about exploring alternative ways of planning our work, of assigning value to features and a different approach about what we want to deliver.
How to Estimate in Software Development with Gerard Beckerleg – On YouTube
My blog: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Agility
Links to all “NoEstimates” related posts on my blog: Beyond Estimates
- Estimation is Easy and Useful: Estimate a game of Chess
- Do Estimates Do What We Want Them To Do?
- No Estimate Programming Series – Intro Post
- No Estimate Approach For End-Of-Life Legacy Support
- Notes From A Conference Session On No Estimates in Software Development
- A Comment And Response from Estimate Chess Post
- Can We Code Without Estimates?
- If You Found Estimates Bring No Value – What Would You Do?
- Why do we need estimates?
- Agile 2013 Lightning Talk: NoEstimates
- NoEstimates Presentation at Oredev 2013
Related:
- Requirements Hunting and Gathering – Requirements will rot if not used soon after picking
- Hiking and Software Development
J.B. Rainsberger has written some very good posts about NoEstimates – Joes Blog
Nieve Herokuapp Snowing Code Blog post: “Do we need estimates?”
Probabilistic Project Planning with Dimitar Bakardzhiev – This is about doing project planning using Monte Carlo simulation: Webinar Recording and Slides
Also: Article on Infoq
Luis Goncalves has written a post about breaking features into Stories, and adjusting as you go along: Is the Project scope realistic?
Ron Jefferies has written several posts related to #NoEstimates: