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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!

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In episode 11, a fully clothed Mike and Allen talk Naked Planning with fellow Improver Ben Rady.

Topics covered:
- The value of value-based planning
- The what’s and why’s of Naked Planning
   – Requirements waste
   – Queues and flow
   – Minimum marketable features
   – The ultimate definition of done
- We don’t need no stinking iterations
- How to handle releases
- Naked Planning vs. kanban
- Naked Planning and estimation
- MMFs that require architectural change
- Handling emergencies
- Continuous flow, Software Craftsmanship and the evolution of agile

References:
- Arlo Belshee on the Agile Toolkit Podcast: http://bit.ly/jz0V9
- Tom DeMarco – Controlling Software Projects – http://bit.ly/1Q4gTC
- Steve McConnell – Software Estimation – http://bit.ly/gZjYX
- Software Craftsmanship Manifesto http://manifesto.softwarecraftsmanship.org
- Ben Rady’s Blog – feedbackjunkies.com

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