AA137 - Estimation is Evil by Ron Jeffries

We're reviewing Ron Jeffries article: "Estimation is Evil" from the February 2013 issue of the Pragmatic Programmers magazine.

This article is mostly known for being the source most people quote when they say the inventor of story points is sorry he created them, or that the inventor of story points doesn't like story points. We dig into this claim, reading the article and summarizing and pontificating on key points.

Join, Enterprise Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando as they time-travel back to the not-so-good old days of 2013 (and before)!

The source article:
https://ronjeffries.com/articles/021-01ff/estimation-is-evil/

0:00 Topic Intro: Estimation is Evil by Ron Jeffries
1:14 Article Opening: A Historical Snapshot
7:07 Undistinguished Teams
8:45 "All Our Requirements" is Wrong
11:06 80/20 Rule in Requirements
14:11 Forcing the Answer
16:05 Contracts in Agile
18:11 Forecasting & Stretch Goals
24:52 Asking for "Better" Estimates
28:28 Financing Software
31:41 How Much Do You Want to Spend?
35:24 Relative Estimation (the Soundbite Section)
40:17 Two Ways to Go
44:58 Article Conclusion
52:33 Summary
54:02 Wrap-Up

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