Great post! I come from a background where we embraced the practice of estimations to a point where we could do it precisely. Then I got to face the Agile world with its story points and efforts and couldn't get my head around it. I still find that when I do my estimations in my old way it works. Even with a team, we are able to deliver more in less time.
The problem in my understanding is, that this whole estimation thing is hiding a different issue of getting a clear understanding of what needs to be done; and when you do it, do only what you agreed on, nothing less and nothing more. I've seen teamwork fail on one member trying to do his/her best, while no-one expected them to do so.
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Great post! I come from a background where we embraced the practice of estimations to a point where we could do it precisely. Then I got to face the Agile world with its story points and efforts and couldn't get my head around it. I still find that when I do my estimations in my old way it works. Even with a team, we are able to deliver more in less time.
The problem in my understanding is, that this whole estimation thing is hiding a different issue of getting a clear understanding of what needs to be done; and when you do it, do only what you agreed on, nothing less and nothing more. I've seen teamwork fail on one member trying to do his/her best, while no-one expected them to do so.