In-the-Brain of Martine Devos on Agile Estimation & Planning

Monday, 12 November, 2007

Edinurgh Training Centre, 16 St. Mary’s Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SU

In this Skills Matter In-the-Brain session, Martine Devos will guide delegates through the best techniques and perception management for estimators and their customers, as well as, provided reflections on how to improve our reputation as estimators. Agile methods provide useful techniques and practices for teams and their customers to improve accuracy without creating illusions of precision. Many estimation problems come from misunderstanding and miscommunication about what estimates are and confusion with other related concepts like planning and targets. Martine discussed where errors come from, what we can promise and how we best serve the primary purpose of the software estimation process.