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Andy Berner

Andy Berner
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Dr. Andy Berner is a Senior Software Engineer at QSM, Inc.  He has helped organizations improve their software development processes for over 20 years.  He leads the work at QSM to incorporate agile techniques into QSM's SLIM suite of software estimation tools and to enhance the SLIM suite capabilities for resource demand management.  He published several articles on agile methods and practices, focusing on planning and setting realistic expectations.  He spends his spare time fostering retired racing greyhounds.

Company
QSM, Inc.
Job Function
Development
Job Title
Sr. Software Engineer
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Agile
Architecture
Business Analysis
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Lean
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Andy Berner

Dr. Andy Berner is a Senior Software Engineer at QSM, Inc.  He has helped organizations improve their software development processes for over 20 years.  He leads the work at QSM to incorporate agile techniques into QSM's SLIM suite of software estimation tools and to enhance the SLIM suite capabilities for resource demand management.  He published several articles on agile methods and practices, focusing on planning and setting realistic expectations.  He spends his spare time fostering retired racing greyhounds.

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Tape measure Estimation: What It Takes to Deliver Consumable Value in Agile ProjectsReleasing in small batches is a good way to achieve quick feedback in your sprints, but these pieces don't have all the features users need. Providing consumable value is turning those small bites into a meal, and it’s worthwhile to estimate what it will take to deliver that—asking, “What consumable value do we expect to achieve, what duration and cost should we plan for, and how likely is it that the plan will succeed?”