Jan Černý & Martin Dobiáš
Web/Mobile & Java leads
Drupal, Javascript, PHP,
(CZ)Prague, (SK)Bratislava, (RO)Bucharest, (CZ)Zlín
Finance, eCommerce, Publishing, Medical, Security,
BurdaMedia, BauerMedia, Cisco, Nomad Digital, Procter & Gamble
Source: 11th Annual state of Agile Report (VersionOne)
getting high level estimates
understanding requirements
Team estimation session
Goal of the session: ?
much more but it depends on how you do the technique
(how much you MURDER it!)
Do not try at home!
Not doing the estimation secretly
I think
8
5 8
?!?
Senior
It must
be 8
Manager
13 8
?
Ha! 8
HIPPO
Highest paid person opinion
Do not try at home!
Enabling cheating
8
Look at what he has...HA! 5!
5
21
Psst. Show me yours
Do not try at home!
Stopping the discussion
..
I think 8
because..
No. It`s
Out of scope.
5!
21
You keep forgetting
UNIT tests
Stop!
13 is in the middle. Let`s
move on!
More accurate estimates
Identifiy what needs to be defined
Reduce misunderstandings
Out of scope reminder
New User Stories revelation
Give space to less assertive people
Helps PO understand effort
Story Point estimation > MD estimation
Use past velocity to improve prediction
Source: NoEstimates book (Vasco Duarte)
— Humphrey 's law
Does anybody have anything for Retro?
Retrospective time... so talk!
Skipping it and not doing at all
Sitting together however not communicating with each other
With good relationship and communication on good level
Source: 11th Annual state of Agile Report (VersionOne)
3x organization topics within TOP 5!
Source: 11th Annual state of Agile Report (VersionOne)
Source: NoEstimates book (Vasco Duarte)
— Parkinson's law
- How hard the problem is itself
- Complication that comes out of our organizational structure and how programs are written.
— J.B. Rainsberger
Measure and improve your accidental complication (Buffers)
noEstimates approach
OR
Reduce estimation work to the minimum necessary, and then reduce it a bit more
Slicing stories right and as small as possible
Value Focused development
Measuring and having consistent rate of progress (Stories delivered/sprint)
Breaking down stories help us assess progress faster & help with scope decision
- Vasco Duarte
Jan Černý / Web Technology Lead