7 Agile Estimation Techniques Every Scrum Team Should Know

In this video on agile estimating, discover 7 ways you can help your team uncover the best size estimate for product backlog items, even if you're creating estimates with story points for the first time (or not using story points at all). Plus! Accurate Agile Plans & Other Planning & Estimating Courses from Mike Cohn https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/... Estimating with Story Points Video Course: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/... *************** Inside this Video: 00:00 How to Estimate with Story Points: It isn't about trying harder 00:48 7 Tips for Estimating Story Size, with or without story points 01:12 Tactic 1: Clarity on 5 Types of Estimates (and what they are) 02:50 Recommended Estimate Type for Agile Teams 03:20 Tactic 2: Benefits of Relative Estimation by Analogy 03:53 Tactic 3: The Magic of One Order of Magnitude 04:41 Tactic 4: The Danger of Precision & The Power of Rounding Up 05:59 Tactic 5: Try Triangulation in Estimates 06:59 Tactic 6: Avoid Anchor Estimates: Here's why. 08:17 Tactic 7: In Agile Estimation, Move Toward the Middle ****************** Research: Case for Relative Estimation: Albert Lederer and Jayesh Prasad, “A Causal Model for Software Cost Estimating Error.” Vicinanza et al, “Software Effort Estimation: An Exploratory Study of Expert Performance.” Accuracy within an Order of Magnitude: Eduardo Miranda, “Improving Subjective Estimates Using Paired Comparisons" Anchoring: Jørgensen M, Grimstad S (2008) Avoiding irrelevant and misleading information when estimating development effort. IEEE Software 25(3):78–83 Central Tendency of Judgment: Hollingworth, H. L. “The Central Tendency of Judgment.” The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods 7, no. 17 (1910): 461–69. https://doi.org/10.2307/2012819.