Beyond Return on Investment

Disclaimer: I am not an economist, venture capitalist, or CEO. I have more to learn in this area but want to share what I’ve learned so far. It is a standard practice to make business decisions based on predicted Return on Investment (ROI). There are many reasons for this. Nobody wants to invest money on…

Yes #Noestimates = Estimates, so let’s discuss estimates

Several people are tweeting and writing blogs criticising or even pouring scorn over #NoEstimates Let’s look at some of them: Ryan Ripley Categorizes the arguments for #NoEstimates into: 1. Estimation is difficult 2. Estimates and velocity are misused 3. Fixed Scope of work = Commitments 4. Estimates are waste He argues that the NoEstimates group…

Teacher of the Year 2015 Finalist Steve McConnell

Steve McConnell has spent most of his career focused on educating software professionals. He’s written many critically acclaimed books, including: Code Complete, 1st and 2nd editions Rapid Development Software Project Survival Guide Professional Software Development Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art I’ve recently reviewed Code Complete 2nd edition myself, and am currently reading Rapid Development.…

Improving the Accuracy of Project Estimation

This is a guest post authored by Krista Miller of Programming in Pink. Krista is a .NET web developer who empowers, encourages and educates women fighting their way through the tech field. Time estimation is one of those tricky job duties that programmers tend to struggle with and until a couple of months ago I…

#NoEstimates book summary and commentary

At the time of writing (last updated 3rd June 2015), the beta of the No Estimates book is still available for free on the condition that you provide feedback on it. The final edition may end up significantly different to the version currently available. So instead of reviewing the book from a “should I buy?”…