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 Estimates don't matter Mike Abney of Improving Enterprises told us in his Naked Planning presentation this month. Instead focus on understanding value versus cost and let the team pull work in accordance with its capacity. Thanks to Mike for an enlightening session that made us think more about the planning we do today.
Presentation Available   Learn more about Improving Enterprises training offerings at: improvingenterprises.com/training-schedule.
Naked Planning - Estimation to Agile Estimation to No Estimation Naked Planning is a project management methodology similar to Kanban that focuses on value rather than cost and emphasizes continuous delivery over iterative development. To agilists experienced in Scrum or XP, some of the ideas in Naked Planning seem heretical. However, the history of agile is one of challenging the status quo in estimation and planning. The Naked Planning approach satisfies the agile value of responding to change over following a plan by applying the lean principles of pull and flow. This provides a flexible framework to allow a quality team to rapidly produce quality software. This presentation provides an introductory level tour of the following concepts: • Agile estimation practices
• Cost-based planning vs. Value-based planning
• Lean concepts of pull and flow
• Naked Planning  Mike Abney currently serves as Technical Director for Improving Enterprises’ Bryan/College Station office. He has played numerous roles in the software development process including: developer, technical architect, analyst, and project manager. He has been involved in numerous projects across many domains with significant experience in financial systems, large-scale retail and various others.
Mike is the co-author of the book Streamlined Object Modeling, a host of the Improving Podcast, writes occasionally to the Practically Agile blog, and has written several technical articles and white papers. He is a graduate of Texas A&M. Meeting Format 6:00 - 6:25pm Networking with your fellow APLN'ers 6:25 - 6:30pm APLN Houston Two Year Anniversary Announcements 6:30 - 7:30pm Main Program
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Today! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please join us in thanking Sysco for their generous support in hosting tonight's meeting. 1390 Enclave Parkway - Houston, Texas - 281-584-1390 Please park in front of either Sysco building (1370 & 1390 Enclave Parkway). If front lots are full, park on the street along Forkland Drive and walk around to the front entrance of 1390. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PMPs may file for 1 PDU under Continuing Certification Requirements’ “Category 4: Other Providers.”
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