Ryan Ripley, Zach Bonaker, Tim Ottinger
DiscussionWe opened the discussion by defining the critic’s view against #NoEstimates:
Estimates are natural, ubiquitous, useful, and unavoidable in practical life and in business. Estimates are an important part of the process of collaboratively setting reasonable targets, goals, and commitments within an organization. The process of estimating, in and of itself, has by-products and benefits. Given that a rational estimating process is an integral part of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty, it is hard to understand why anyone would state that a desirable goal is to push forward into limiting estimates; down to zero where possible. –Peter Kretzman
From there the discussion flowed in multiple directions as we discuss the many areas of agreement that we have with some of the #NoEstimates critics:
Throughout the conversation we shared what we have learned from the interaction with the critics and worked on clarifying many of these areas:
The remaining time was spent on systems thinking, pre-conditions necessary to question estimation processes and value, and the role of excellent engineering practices in reducing the role of estimates in a software delivery system. Then, we called it a night.
Resources, Plugs, and MoreRyan – http://agileanswerman.com
Zach – https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachbonaker
Tim – http://agileotter.blogspot.com/
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