The Secret to Nailing Project Estimations
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This document discusses project estimation and provides tips for improving the estimation process. It recommends identifying risks and unknowns rather than providing an immediate estimate. Using story points and historical data can help create more accurate estimates. Regular debriefs allow teams to reflect on past estimates and improve their process over time. The overall message is to stop guessing and start a more rigorous estimating approach to avoid missed deadlines and other problems.
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The Secret to Nailing Project Estimations
- 1. ALBERT WANG | DEVELOPER | ATLASSIAN The Secret to Nailing Project Estimations Eliminating the stress of deadlines
- 3. Quick exercise: Give me an estimation for the following task
- 5. < 1 day How long will it take to move the button? Up to a week Up to a month Up to a year?!
- 6. < 1 day Hands up for:
- 7. Up to a week Hands up for:
- 8. Up to a month Hands up for:
- 9. Up to a year?! Hands up for:
- 12. Mobile users Unknowns You get sick
- 13. Mobile users How-to videos You get sick Unknowns
- 14. Push back other priorities Create technical debt Lower quality Work overtime Increase costDeliver less functionality STRESS Disappoint stakeholders Low team morale
- 15. How we started estimating Fight optimism Use tools Lean on data Debrief We are optimistic by nature. Never give an immediate answer. Identify risks and unknowns.
- 16. How we started estimating Fight optimism Use tools Lean on data Debrief
- 17. STORY POINTS Story point Description 1 Simple task, do-able in a single day, e.g. changing some text. 2 Well defined story, no unknowns, e.g. some feature plus testing for it. Might take a few days 3 Complex, some unknowns, could have hidden obstacles. Team is confident its do- able within a week. 5 Lots of unknowns or highly complex, may need to be broken down, otherwise the entire story could take over a week.
- 21. How we started estimating Fight optimism Use tools Lean on data Debrief
- 24. How we started estimating Fight optimism Use tools Lean on data Debrief ReflectGrow Try Learn
- 26. Stop giving an immediate answer Start adding story points to your tasks Reflect on your estimation
- 27. Thanks! ALBERT WANG | DEVELOPER | ATLASSIAN