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Exponential feedback is a bitch! When I put together plans and estimates, I always take a lot of care to separate out those things which are linear and those t
by Cacti 12y ago
Exponential feedback is a bitch!
When I put together plans and estimates, I always take a lot of care to separate out those things which are linear and those things which exponentially impact other things within the schedule, along with the sort of inflection points. I may not know where I'm going to roll a 9 or 10, as they may crop up anywhere, but there are certainly areas where they are more possible and less possible.
In a sane world, at least. Can't do much with a black swan.
- hcarvalhoalves 12y agoIn a startup I've worked on, we did estimates based on hours, but also had the "no idea" tasks. We would then make sure to alternate sprints to work on well estimated tasks (as you say, "linear" tasks) and others to work on the hard ones, without a set deadline; or split the team effort in that manner. I think that's a better strategy than making wild guesses and ultimately falling behind schedule, but at the same time maintaining cadence, which buys you power to sometimes say "hard things are hard, I don't know when it'll be ready to ship".