Ron Jeffries, author of Extreme Programming Installed (Addison-Wesley, 2001) and Extreme Programming Adventures in C# (Microsoft Press, 2004) The book really brings together everything we have learned about Agile estimation and planning over the past decade. We can dig in as deeply as we need to, without too much detail before we need it.

It goes into all the necessary detail, and at the same time keeps the reader's burden low. The book is clear, well organized, and a pleasant and valuable read. 'In Agile Estimating and Planning, Mike Cohn has, for the first time, brought together most everything that the Agile community has learned about the subject. Ken Schwaber, Scrum evangelist, Agile Alliance cofounder, and signatory to the Agile Manifesto Students of Agile processes will recognize that this book is truly about agility, bridging many of the practices between Scrum and ExtremeProgramming.' Mike delves into the nooks and crannies of the subject and anticipates many of the questions and nuances of this topic. In Agile Estimating and Planning, Mike Cohn once again fills a hole in the Agile practices, this time by showing us a workable approach to Agile estimating and planning. But building plans that only estimate the future and then embrace change, challenge most of our training and skills.

'We know how to build predictive plans and manage them. Doug DeCarlo, author of eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver Value in the Face of Volatility (Jossey-Bass, 2004) At the same time, the author never loses sight of the need to deliver business value to the customer each step of the way.' Mike Cohn's breakthrough book gives us not only the philosophy, but also the guidelines and a proven set of tools that we need to succeed in planning, estimating, and scheduling projects with a high uncertainty factor. 'Traditional, deterministic approaches to planning and estimating simply don't cut it on the slippery slopes of today's dynamic, change-driven projects.

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