How to Increase Value with #NoEstimates / The Estimation Game

How to Increase Value with #NoEstimates

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Stu Arthur (https://twitter.com/StuArthur)

This talk explores the principles behind the #NoEstimates (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoEstimates?src=hash) movement, and some of the emergent techniques. It shows how you can use #NoEstimates (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoEstimates?src=hash) as part of a strategic approach to increase value for your customers, and build a more sustainable business.

The Estimation Game

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James Scrimshire (https://twitter.com/Scrimmers)

Estimation is a contentious part of delivering products, often a guess, always a commitment. What if we could do something different? This session is a game, an experiment, and a hands on practical look at how to change The Estimation Game.

James has been agile for almost 10 years. In that time he’s delivered interesting and interactive talks in the UK, Europe and the U.S. involving Battleships and a full on Zombie Apocalypse. He has worked with household name such as Twitter and Sky (where his team were responsible for NOWTv).

He has a huge appetite for learning new things, and is especially interested in people, psychology and teams.