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Banish the ballpark: How not to suck at project estimation

Suze Haworth
January 26, 2017
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Banish the ballpark: How not to suck at project estimation

My talk at Deliver Conf 2017, Manchester

Suze Haworth

January 26, 2017
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  1. H O W N O T T O S U

    C K A T E S T I M A T I O N S U Z E H A W O R T H @suzehaworth
  2. H O W N O T T O S U

    C K A S M U C H A T E S T I M A T I O N S U Z E H A W O R T H @suzehaworth
  3. B A N I S H T H E B

    A L L PA R K
  4. M Y 1 5 T O P T I P

    S F O R B E T T E R E S T I M A T I O N
  5. DALE SHERMON, BEHAVIOURAL ESTIMATING, 2016 We expect these individuals to

    act logically, to remain independent and objective, to be appropriately qualified and experienced, to work confidently and rationally, all whilst putting the needs of their organisation before their own needs.
  6. 1 . T H I N K A B O

    U T P E R S O N A L T I E S
  7. P E R S O N A L I T

    Y T Y P E S Extroversion or Introversion
  8. P E R S O N A L I T

    Y T Y P E S Extroversion or Introversion Judging or Perceiving
  9. 2 . W O R K T O A P

    E R S O N ’ S R H Y T H M
  10. DALLAS CALEY http://bit.ly/2jTnWr3 It doesn’t matter that it only took

    you 1 minute to answer their question. At that time you were 10 minutes into solving the problem in your head and now you’ve forgotten where you were and have to start all over again.
  11. 3 . P AY A T T E N T

    I O N T O G R O U P D Y N A M I C S
  12. 4 . T H I N K A B O

    U T T H E E F F E C T O F T H E P A S T
  13. D U R A T I O N N E

    G L E C T THE PEAK END RULE
  14. D U R A T I O N N E

    G L E C T 0 17.5 35 52.5 70 April May June July Untitled 1 Untitled 2 Untitled 3 Untitled 4 T H E P E A K T H E E N D
  15. 5 . O V E R C O M E

    N A T U R A L O P T I M I S M
  16. O V E R C O M I N G

    N A T U R A L O P T I M I S M Be aware
  17. O V E R C O M I N G

    N A T U R A L O P T I M I S M Be aware Use ‘designated drivers’
  18. O V E R C O M I N G

    N A T U R A L O P T I M I S M Be aware Use ‘designated drivers’ Group diversity
  19. O V E R C O M I N G

    N A T U R A L O P T I M I S M Be aware Use ‘designated drivers’ Group diversity Factor in risk and controls
  20. A N A L O G O U S E

    S T I M A T I N G Know little? Compare to previous, similar projects
  21. A N A L O G O U S E

    S T I M A T I N G Problem This isn't very accurate
  22. 6 . R E F U S E T O

    E S T I M A T E U N K N O W N S
  23. 7. W O R K W I T H A

    S S U M P T I O N S
  24. T H R E E P O I N T

    E S T I M A T I N G PERT
  25. T H R E E P O I N T

    E S T I M A T I N G PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique)
  26. T H R E E P O I N T

    E S T I M A T I N G 1. Pessimistic cost (P)
  27. T H R E E P O I N T

    E S T I M A T I N G 1. Pessimistic cost (P) 2. Most likely cost (M)
  28. T H R E E P O I N T

    E S T I M A T I N G 1. Pessimistic cost (P) 2. Most likely cost (M) 3. Optimistic cost (O)
  29. T H R E E P O I N T

    E S T I M A T I N G Estimate = P + O + (4 x M)/6
  30. 8 . T H I N K A B O

    U T H O W T O P R E S E N T R E Q U I R E M E N T S
  31. 59%

  32. 1 0 . E S T I M A T

    E I N R E L A T I V E T E R M S
  33. R E L A T I V E S C

    A L E S X feature will take me X hours to build
  34. S T O R Y P O I N T

    S Fibonacci scale: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13…
  35. W H Y R E L A T I V

    E E S T I M A T I N G ? Decisions are made around difficulty of work
  36. W H Y R E L A T I V

    E E S T I M A T I N G ? Decisions are made around difficulty of work More accurate over a larger sample
  37. W H Y R E L A T I V

    E E S T I M A T I N G ? M A N C H E S T E R M A N C H E S T E R L O N D O N L E E D S
  38. B O T T O M U P E S

    T I M A T I N G Want the most accurate estimate? Break the work down into the smallest components
  39. E S T I M A T I N G

    U P F R O N T
  40. E S T I M A T I N G

    B Y S C A L E Piece of cake Moderate Average Hard Very difficult Extreme but known Extreme and unknown
  41. E S T I M A T I N G

    B Y S C A L E Piece of cake Moderate Average Hard Very difficult Extreme but known
  42. 1 1 . S E E A N E S

    T I M A T E A S A W H O L E
  43. 1 2 . R E C O G N I

    S E U N C E R T A I N T Y
  44. Talk about it R E C O G N I

    S E U N C E R T A I N T Y
  45. Talk about it Prioritise ‘must-haves’ and ‘nice-to-haves’ Agree with the

    client how to handle scope creep R E C O G N I S E U N C E R T A I N T Y
  46. Talk about it Prioritise ‘must-haves’ and ‘nice-to-haves’ Agree with the

    client how to handle scope creep Provide a confidence level R E C O G N I S E U N C E R T A I N T Y
  47. 1 3 . H O L D A P R

    E M O R T E M
  48. E S T I M A T I O N

    … A N D B E Y O N D
  49. 1 4 . T H I N K A B

    O U T Y O U R P L A N
  50. 1 5 . D O N ’ T M A

    K E E S T I M A T I O N A O N E O F F
  51. T H A N K S ! S U Z

    E H A W O R T H @suzehaworth