Tech corner @ OdessaJS 2018

1. Estimates:
is there a silver bullet?
Ksenia Redunova

2. Ksenia Redunova

3. My everyday work:
Estimate this!

4. The estimation process

5. Backlog grooming meeting
Estimation meeting
Sprint planning

6. How to predict the velocity?

7. Yesterday’s weather

8. Velocity is not
for productivity measurement!

9. Where estimates fail

10. Vague requirements

11. Definition of ready
Definition of done

12. Dependencies

13. Not included to estimates:
Bugfixing
Tests coverage

14. Optimism bias

15. What should we do
if our estimates fail?

16. Triple constraint

17. NY Case
Vague requirements
Pressure
Need estimates NOW
Estimates

18. Tel Aviv Case
Kick-off estimates
Strict timeline
Estimates

19. Neighbor Case
Everything pre-estimated
Is it good or bad?
Estimates

20. My Recent Case
Quarter planning done by four PMs
Estimates

21. Share yours!