Agile projects, by contrast, use a "top-down" approach, using gross-level estimation techniques on feature sets, then employing progressive elaboration and rolling-wave planning methods to drill down to the task level on a just-in-time basis, iteratively uncovering more and more detail each level down. Agile Estimating and Planning. Exploring common approaches and their adaptations from real!world projects PERSPECTIVES Share this ebook. Thanks to my experience with Agile estimating and planning and after reading several articles about it, I concluded that there are two methods and both have some (dis)advantages:. Most organizations want or need to produce more than one product at a time. In Part 6, Cohn explicitly groups reasons why the agile estimating and planning strategies presented in the book are successful for the general purpose of project planning. How do you estimate on an Agile project? There are different levels of estimation in an Agile project. With the four value statements of the Agile Manifesto in mind, Mike Cohn considers what it means to have an agile approach to a project, as well as what it means to have an agile approach to estimating and planning. At a project level, there is a need for some kind of planning to estimate the scope of the effort. Agile Portfolio Planning: Chapter 16 Agile Portfolio Planning: An Overview. Book Review: Agile Estimating And Planning By Mike Cohn: A Must Read For All Agile Aspirants This is an excellent book written by Mike Cohn who is the founder of Mountain Goat Software. Introduction: Planning and estimation are two of the main factors that can influence the outcome of any project. Estimation can be very important and is a skill that is often neglected in Agile development projects. Agile Estimating and Planning is the definitive, practical guide to estimating and planning agile projects.In this book, Agile Alliance cofounder Mike Cohn discusses the philosophy of agile estimating and planning and shows you exactly how to get the job done, with real-world examples and case studies. The title of the book Agile Estimating And Planning says it all for estimating and planning of an Agile Project. Part 5 deals with monitoring a release and an iteration plan, as well as discussing several ways of communicating about estimates, plans, and progress. These multiproduct organizations need to make economically sound choices regarding how to manage the tradeoffs between their products.