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#NoEstimates: the name doesn’t make sense, but why is this an issue?
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#NoEstimates: the name doesn’t make sense, but why is this an issue?

I value the discussion more than the name

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Willem-Jan Ageling
May 14, 2018
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I value the discussion more than the name

#NoEstimates. The name is pretty clear.

But if you deep-dive into the discussion you notice some strange things:

Forecasts vs estimates

Many proponents of #NoEstimates see forecasting as an alternative for estimating: you shouldn’t ask people to assess/judge/estimate the size of a piece of work, but instead forecast…

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