[bobm_kite9]

I think this comes down to the idea that estimates are really for coordination.

At least, I think that’s the best reason for using estimates. I wrote something about this here: https://riskfirst.org/Estimates

[bobm_kite9]

Actually I don’t really understand why all the HN posts on agile just devolve into a discussion about the difficulty of estimating.

Surely there’s more to it than that?

[ahelwer]

Well, standup is also terrible. In addition, there's the general agile assumption that developers are capable of consistently producing X hours of work per day. Maybe it's just me, but I'm a bit more burst-y with my work habits than that.

[majikandy]

I wouldn’t say Standup is terrible but one where you go round the room giving updates is almost useless. It’s not just you, most developers can do 8 hours work in an hour if they aren’t interrupted with meetings.

[Aeolun]

Shouldn’t it average out over 2 weeks?

[ahelwer]

Not if you're doing standup every day and expected to report daily progress.