https://agilesoftdev.com/tags/planning/ Recent content in planning on Agile Software Development Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://agilesoftdev.com/the-#noestimates-argument-deserves-to-be-taken-seriously/ Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://agilesoftdev.com/the-#noestimates-argument-deserves-to-be-taken-seriously/ The #NoEstimates movement emerged from a simple observation: software estimation is expensive, frequently inaccurate, and the act of producing an estimate often shapes behavior in ways that undermine the purpose of the estimate. Teams that spend significant time debating whether a story is a three or a five are investing real effort in a number that will be wrong and then used to evaluate their performance. The question the movement raises is whether that investment produces enough value to justify the cost.