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Why we suck at estimating software projects

InfoWorld

Okay, so I’m just going to go ahead and say it: It is impossible to accurately estimate a software project of any significance. Look, there have been countless books written, innumerable conferences held, untold consulting hours purchased, and endless blog posts written on how to be better at estimating software projects.

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Your Estimates Are WRONG and That’s RIGHT!

Agile Alliance

Of course your estimate is wrong! It's an estimate, not a calculation. The post Your Estimates Are WRONG and That’s RIGHT! That doesn't mean you should skip it. In fact, its wrongness is one of the most valuable things about it. first appeared on Agile Alliance.

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The Effort Estimation Matrix – A Tool for Estimating Agile Story Points

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The Effort Estimation Matrix by Shaun Thompson | January 18, 2024 | Blog A Tool for Estimating Agile Story Points Introduction : In both Agile project and product management, accurately estimating effort is both vital and challenging.

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Agile Estimation Techniques

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In this blog, we are going to overview the different Agile Estimation techniques. Before we proceed, think about What is an Estimation and why we need it ? Now, think about why we need to estimate before initiating the work? Below are some different Traditional Estimation Techniques which are time based.

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How Banks Are Winning with AI and Automated Machine Learning

Estimating the risks or rewards of making a particular loan, for example, has traditionally fallen under the purview of bankers with deep knowledge of the industry and extensive expertise. Banks have always relied on predictions to make their decisions. But times are changing.

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The hacker's guide to uncertainty estimates

Erik Bernhardsson

It started with a tweet: New years resolution: every plot I make during 2018 will contain uncertainty estimates — Erik Bernhardsson (@fulhack) January 7, 2018. There’s multiple different things we can estimate the distribution for: The data itself. Let’s now try to figure out the uncertainty of a very common estimator: the mean

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No Estimates at Scale in the US Federal Government

Agile Alliance

The post No Estimates at Scale in the US Federal Government first appeared on Agile Alliance. “We" were the three teams of E-Verify Modernization (EVE-MOD) product group. E-Verify is web-based system offered by US Citizenship and Immigration Services … Continued.

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An Adult Conversation About Estimates

Speaker: Beekey Cheung, Software Consultant, Professor Beekums, LLC

Estimates are a contentious topic in software development. Most of our development teams hate providing estimates and many managers are starting to view them as unnecessary. As senior software leaders, how can we determine whether estimates are helpful or harmful to our teams?

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How Banks Are Winning with AI and Automated Machine Learning

Estimating the risks or rewards of making a particular loan, for example, has traditionally fallen under the purview of bankers with deep knowledge of the industry and extensive expertise. Banks have always relied on predictions to make their decisions. But times are changing.