THE VIDEO SHELF · software estimation
#NoEstimates (Allen Holub)
Allen Holub's keynote arguing that estimation is harmful, particularly in Agile, and presenting planning approaches based on data and flow instead. It covers the distinction between estimation and data-driven prediction.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended in estimation and sprint debates as a well-reasoned account of where waste is and isn't in agile.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Allen Holub
- Topic
- software estimation
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 7
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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There's an interesting video by Allen Holub that I've seen on the somewhat related topic of ridding software development of estimates (#NoEstimates)[1]. He argues that they're responsible for deadlines that are impossible to meet due to them being based completely on a guess. He then …
Vinalin on Hacker News · 2019-04
In Deadlines Are Killing Us, and Almost Everything Else I Know About LeadershipOne could write a solid critique of sprints and how they help or don't, and where time is wasted, but this article is overzealous and comes off as motivated more by anger than reasoning. If you want a well-reasoned discussion of where the waste is …
coryfklein on Hacker News · 2022-10
In I don’t believe in sprints
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