#197: Estimation vs Dependencies
This episode is part of a wider mini-series looking at Estimation in Software Development. In this episode, I wanted to look at the impact that dependencies have on software estimation. This episode w...
8 Jan 202510min
#196: Estimation vs Planning
This episode is part of a wider mini-series looking at Estimation in Software Development. In this episode, I want to encourage you to mentally separate estimation and planning. They are often confla...
18 Dec 20249min
#195: Estimation - An estimate by any other name
This episode is part of a wider mini-series looking at Estimation in Software Development. In last week's episode, I asked you to think about what the term "estimate" means to you, your team and your ...
11 Dec 202412min
#194: Estimation - What are you actually asking for?
This episode is part of a wider mini-series looking at Estimation in Software Development. In this week's episode, I want to discuss what the term "estimate" may mean to you and the colleagues that yo...
4 Dec 202416min
#193: Estimation - How much to invest
This episode is part of a wider mini-series looking at Estimation in Software Development. In this episode I want to take a deeper dive into the cost of achieving that - what is the correct cost for t...
27 Nov 202414min
#192: Estimation - Predictability vs Optimism
This episode is part of a wider mini-series looking at Estimation in Software Development. In the last episode, I talk about the short hand of a "valuable estimate" - an estimate that is desirable fo...
20 Nov 202414min
#191: Estimation - what is a valuable estimate?
This episode is part of a wider mini-series looking at Estimation in Software Development. So for this episode I want to introduce the idea of a "valuable estimate" and what that may mean for you. As ...
13 Nov 202414min
#190: Estimation - Do you get value?
I started the mini-series in episode 189 by providing the following guidelines: Don't invest in estimates unless there are clear demonstrable value in having them Agree what a "valuable" estimate l...
6 Nov 202418min
