Now It’s Your Turn

1. In your experience with estimation, what dilemma do you find yourself facing repeatedly? Which option do you generally favor and which seems like an also-ran that can’t compete? What’s a third possibility that you haven’t considered?

2. Think of the last time you were involved in estimation, either requesting it or providing it. In that situation, what needs did the person on the other side of that request boundary have? How could you have probed for needs you didn’t know about?

3. Reimagine the “better situation” from earlier in this chapter. What is one small step you could take to help your organization move from the status quo toward that vision?