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# Agile Estimating and Planning

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Review: Essential for 'agile' Product Owners and Business Analysts - One only has to read all the comments from the leaders of agile thinking to know that this is an excellent book. It's definitely in my top 10, probably in my top 5 list of essential 'agile' reading. This book takes the agilist into areas often neglected; those topics traditionally dealt with by the Business Analyst; the person who shapes the product being produced, who has his finger on the pulse with respect to value and desirability of all the possible features that may be incorporated in a product; the person who knows which products should be prioritised for development. It brings to this person a toolbox of modern techniques that allow him to interact with a modern product development team. With a good few years experience in BA-like roles, this book taught me quite a few things that I should already have known but did not. However, this book is not just for BAs and their ilk; as other reviewers have stated, it is also very instructive for developers and project managers. Mike's style is very accessible without skimping on technical detail; this is a reasonably easy read for those who do cover-to-cover, and also a great book for those who want a desktop reference.
Review: Agile Estimating and Planning may be as close as I ever get to a silver bullet. - I bought this book because I'm generally rubbish at estimating (I usually under estimate). Also, although we have the technical elements of agile (source control, unit tests, continuous integration, etc) sorted, my agile project management is not all it could be. Agile Estimating and Planning may be as close as I ever get to a silver bullet. To be honest I expected to be let down and that the scenarios described in the book would not match the situations I find myself in. I was not let down at all. The book covers both planning when features are important and planning when a deadline is important. It taught me that it was wrong to break stories into tasks when release planning and to leave that for iteration planning. The book discusses the use of both story points and ideal days in estimating, what they both are, the differences between them and then suggests you should use story points. It described what release and iteration planning are and when to use them. It also discusses how to predict, where necessary, and how to measure velocity in order to calculate the duration of projects. One of the most important things covered from my point of view was how, when and with what to report to the product owner and stake holders. The book finishes with a 60 page case study. I was tempted not to bother reading this as it goes over the main points covered in the rest of the book again. I was glad I read it and if you buy this book you should read the case study if you read nothing else. It helps put in context how estimating should be done and describes the processes surrounding it. All I have to do now is write a distilled version for my team, including the project managers, product owners and stakeholder and put it into practice.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | 0131479415 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 285,641 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 691 in Software Design & Development 697 in Computing & Internet for Professionals 1,730 in Computing & Internet Programming |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (610) |
| Dimensions  | 17.78 x 2.08 x 23.5 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 9780131479418 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0131479418 |
| Item weight  | 703 g |
| Language  | English |
| Part of series  | Robert C. Martin Series |
| Print length  | 360 pages |
| Publication date  | 1 Nov. 2005 |
| Publisher  | Prentice Hall |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential for 'agile' Product Owners and Business Analysts
*by P***D on 1 January 2009*

One only has to read all the comments from the leaders of agile thinking to know that this is an excellent book. It's definitely in my top 10, probably in my top 5 list of essential 'agile' reading. This book takes the agilist into areas often neglected; those topics traditionally dealt with by the Business Analyst; the person who shapes the product being produced, who has his finger on the pulse with respect to value and desirability of all the possible features that may be incorporated in a product; the person who knows which products should be prioritised for development. It brings to this person a toolbox of modern techniques that allow him to interact with a modern product development team. With a good few years experience in BA-like roles, this book taught me quite a few things that I should already have known but did not. However, this book is not just for BAs and their ilk; as other reviewers have stated, it is also very instructive for developers and project managers. Mike's style is very accessible without skimping on technical detail; this is a reasonably easy read for those who do cover-to-cover, and also a great book for those who want a desktop reference.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Agile Estimating and Planning may be as close as I ever get to a silver bullet.
*by M***R on 27 March 2010*

I bought this book because I'm generally rubbish at estimating (I usually under estimate). Also, although we have the technical elements of agile (source control, unit tests, continuous integration, etc) sorted, my agile project management is not all it could be. Agile Estimating and Planning may be as close as I ever get to a silver bullet. To be honest I expected to be let down and that the scenarios described in the book would not match the situations I find myself in. I was not let down at all. The book covers both planning when features are important and planning when a deadline is important. It taught me that it was wrong to break stories into tasks when release planning and to leave that for iteration planning. The book discusses the use of both story points and ideal days in estimating, what they both are, the differences between them and then suggests you should use story points. It described what release and iteration planning are and when to use them. It also discusses how to predict, where necessary, and how to measure velocity in order to calculate the duration of projects. One of the most important things covered from my point of view was how, when and with what to report to the product owner and stake holders. The book finishes with a 60 page case study. I was tempted not to bother reading this as it goes over the main points covered in the rest of the book again. I was glad I read it and if you buy this book you should read the case study if you read nothing else. It helps put in context how estimating should be done and describes the processes surrounding it. All I have to do now is write a distilled version for my team, including the project managers, product owners and stakeholder and put it into practice.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Practical guidance that works
*by S***L on 1 November 2009*

If you want a book full of useful practical techniques for software project management that actually work, then this is the book for you. It doesn't prescribe a rigid methodology (the one-size-fits-nobody approach); instead, within the generic Agile framework, it presents a number of tools and ideas that have been proven in the industry, and shows how they can be used and combined to improve software project planning, and help with accurate tracking and predictability of delivery. The pace is slightly inconsistent; some sections don't seem to add much, others are invaluable core knowledge. But whether you're new to Agile processes, or an experienced software project manager wanting to learn more, this book will be helpful and informative. The only part of the book I felt didn't work was the case-study at the end. It is too over-simplified and superficial; a dumbed-down summary of the rest of the book. The main part of the book makes the point eloquently enough, and the case-study just unnecessarily over-states the obvious. Given that the book is aimed at intelligent, competent, software development managers, the tone of the case study just seems inappropriate, and is the reason I give the book four stars rather than five.

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