“Give the business what they expect, when they expect it.” - David Cohn (CIO, Shoprite Group)

Managing expectations with accurate predictability is hard and we often fall short in our estimations. In this workshop, we want to create a renewed view on estimation accuracy in delivery and as a result, foster and cement trust from the organisation.

How do we use enlightened trial, error and empirical data produced in the team when estimating? Why should we choose not to follow the plan of a lone genius when estimating and committing on behalf of the team?

In this deep dive, we uncover the lesser-known and less spoken about value of estimations. We will demonstrate how we value:

Mutual understanding over individual specialisation.
Incremental knowledge over full scope analysis and design.
Knowledge sharing over domain specialisation.
Competency cross-pollination over siloed skills.

We believe that with a principle understanding of the more subtle value of estimations and with some practice in our teams we can establish a rhythm and become estimation superheroes. On the estimation journey during the workshop, we identify and uncover the following aspects:

- Current views on estimation in the room
- Estimation in real-life examples
- Certainty over time
- Predictability
- The Value of Estimation
- Relative Estimation Methods
- Estimation anti-patterns
- Estimation exercises

We will take the audience on an exploratory, interactive journey through what we believe to be a practical way of looking at relative estimation. The attendees will leave the workshop with a welcomed and changed perspective on estimation as well as an easy and fun way of explaining estimation within their own teams.