Better Plan TYPO3 Projects with Agile Estimating
| Author | Dominik Stankowski |
|---|---|
| Track | Business and Best Practices |
| Session type | Talk (45 minutes) |
| Long Abstract | Absolute estimating of programming tasks proves to be challenging in (too) many cases. When development takes longer than foreseen, any or several of the following areas are impacted: quality, finances, resource planning and client satisfaction. Studies reveal that 2 out of 3 software development projects are unsuccessful because they are over budget, late, missing function or a combination – in short: estimating fails frequently enough. Agile Estimating is a methodology for project managers to better plan their projects in advance and to keep their planning up-to-date and accurate throughout the development process. Estimates of tasks are done on a relative basis using an independent unit instead of hours or days. As the team progresses on its tasks, indicators such as the actual business situation, the constitution of the team, the learning progress of the team members and the feedback of the client are tracked. These indicators are fed back into an updated planning allowing for more accurate forecasts and giving a better basis for decision making. As the TYPO3 community is transitioning into greater possibilities and chances to establish itself increasingly in the enterprise CMS sector (keyword: TYPO3 Phoenix), new technical complexities will have to be faced and overcome. New business requirements and better interoperability with other systems is going to put high demands on project teams. Strong project management capabilities need to be acquired alongside the technological advancements within the community and with the different services providers to sustain the reputation of TYPO3 services as enterprise solutions. |
| SlideShare URL | http://www.slideshare.net/webessentials/agile-estimating |
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Speaker(s)
Mam Violeng
Violeng Mam earned a bachelor degree in computer science from Norton University in Cambodia and has various working experiences in the IT sector. He got involved with TYPO3 three years ago when he started to write extensions for TYPO3, later he became a project coordinator for project teams working with TYPO3. In May 2010 he started to work for Web Essentials in Cambodia and was then promoted to be a project manager in December 2010. He is also part of the Web Essentials Senior Management and heads the project coordinators team.
Violeng is a problem solver and has a passion for writing codes, especially games. He is involved in a number of projects where agile development techniques have been used to better estimate team progress and to directly involve clients previously unfamiliar with TYPO3 in the development process. This has helped to gain the trust of clients and team members in the development process and to promote TYPO3 in the Asian market.
Dominik Stankowski
Dominik Stankowski studied software engineering in Switzerland and worked in the Web development field for several years before transitioning to Cambodia where he was involved in TYPO3 development with a Social Enterprise for 2 years.
In April last year, he founded is own company in Cambodia called Web Essentials. Today he is leading a team of over 30 people with which he has taken social outsourcing to the next level of proficiency and impact through capacity building and community development.
He has been involved in founding and developing the TYPO3 community in Cambodia which has translated TYPO3 into the Cambodian language.
While working with over 20 TYPO3 companies overseas, Web Essentials has developed a thorough understanding of best practices for TYPO3 development and adopted project management methodology which allows them to flexibly adjust their project teams to the needs of their clients and to constantly improve the quality of their outsourcing services.
