Overview
Uncertainty
Waterfall vs. Agile
Estimating Principles
Popurri
100
What is the name of this class?
What is "Scrum Estimation"
100
In agile estimation, when should you NOT make promises?
What is "at the start of the project"
100
Waterfall = is to confined scope
Agile is to ______ scope
What is flexible
100
Fix the date and/or the budget and always plan for flexible _______
What is scope?
100
A __________ is a visual way to show velocity to the client
What is velocity burndown chart?
200
List 3 challenges in estimation
Difficult to predict
Takes too long
Provided by the wrong person
Projects are unique and ambiguous
Business customers promise unrealistic deadlines
Commitments are signed off on based on high level estimates
Fixed scope, time and budget
Estimates are expected to not change
200
In the cone of uncertainty, when does the most uncertainty occur?
What is "at the start of the project"
200
Waterfall = fixed cost
Agile = ______ cost
What is fixed or flexible?
200
We avoid detailed estimates upfront due to _______
What is waste and error
200
Where did David Walker go to Junior high?
What is Cuba?
300
One traditional estimation method is:
"Attempt to provide detailed commitments at a time when we know the least."
When is the "time when we know the least" ?
What is At the Start of the Project
300
In the cone of uncertainty, when does the least risk occur?
Midway through the project to the end of the project, after the discovery and analysis, and after 2-3 sprints
300
Waterfall = Fixed schedule
Agile = ______ schedule
What is fixed or flexible?
300
Estimates evolve in accuracy with actual ____________ data
What is velocity
300
What is the name of Rayne Fulton's dog?
What is Tywinn?
400
In traditional estimation methods we make promises and dates without understanding the _________ of the delivery
What is Scope or Capacity
400
Can you provide promises to a client towards the end of the project once you've had a chance to firm things up and understand the scope? Yes or No
Yes
400
Waterfall = focus on getting it done by using magic
Agile = focus on delivering the highest possible ______
What is value?
400
Provide the right sizing method for the right ___________
What is level
400
How many 1/2 brothers and 1/2 sisters does Danny Vandergriff have?
What is 1:1
500
What is this?
What is the Cone of Uncertainty?
500
A way to get things done in a waterfall methodology, where promises are made by a specific date for a specific scope for a specific budget. This is a superpower that allows the project to get done.
What is magic?
500
Waterfall = Estimates are strict
Agile = Estimates are ________
Estimated or flexible
500
The team estimates _______ and periodically
What is collaboratively
500
What team member almost got eaten by a polar bear?
Who is Mike Sigsworth