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Essays from April 2013

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  1. Why use No Estimates? Focusing on what matters

    As I sit here with my red-wine glass and contemplate the #NoEstimates discussion on Twitter for the last few days I can’t help but think that there is a key difference in how I look at Software development when compared with some of the Agile Pioneers like @RonJeffries, or @TOtherAlistair. And I want to explain …

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What if better planning started with a different question?

The first chapter of #NoEstimates argues that the “deliver on time” challenge is answered by a different question. Read it, and see whether it changes how you plan the next piece of work.

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