Go Big with Supercharged Agile
summary
Big-team agile adapts PERT-style three-point (optimistic/most-likely/pessimistic) estimates instead of single story points, aggregates them statistically (example sprint total ≈ 15–22 points) and computes expected completion and 95% confidence forecasts. A small open-source Jira-connected demo app records optimistic/likely/pessimistic values, shows velocity over time, a “not-burndown” per-epic view and completion projection. Months of pilot use show clearer decision support, less estimation friction and earlier detection of slipping work.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Big project agile adoption
- 2:34Predictability in agile
- 7:28Traditional task estimation problems
- 10:42Three-point estimation and PERT
- 14:39Testing three-point estimation
- 18:58Estimation tracking tool demo
- 24:49Execution tracking and forecasting demo
- 30:21Q&A
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