Archive for April, 2010
Ep. 23 – Intro to Agile Estimation
by Mike on Apr.20, 2010, under Podcast
Allen and Mike are joined once again by Ed Grannan in this episode. The group discusses how and why estimation on agile projects is different from traditional estimation. Topics:
- How traditional estimation uses wisdom of crowds, experience, and statistics
- Wide-Band Delphi
- Problems with traditional estimation
- What agile estimation does to account for those problems
- Justification for story points
- Planning Poker
- Evidence-based planning
- Naked Planning
Don’t forget our email drawing for free admission to the AgileDotNet conference in Dallas on April 30th. Get those emails to feedback at improvingpodcasts.com as soon as possible!
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 39:13 — 18.1MB)
Ep. 22 – AgileDotNet – Part 1
by Mike on Apr.06, 2010, under Podcast
Allen and Mike run through a series of clips featuring speakers from AgileDotNet, a conference sponsored by Improving Enterprises and Microsoft. In part one of an expected two-part series, we hear from our hosts and occasional podcast contributor, Gary McCants.
Topics:
- Acceptance criteria
- Presenting advanced design to a beginner audience
- Agile adoption and NUMMI
- ASP.NET MVC
- How to get into AgileDotNet for free!
Links:
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 20:17 — 9.4MB)