Quote Series Part 2 - Estimates and DONE

This is part two of the series, to see what this series is about, review part 1.

Quotes on "DONE"

One of the goals of the sprint is to measure what you have done - ObjectMentor coach

Burn-up should happen every day to stop scrunch stress (all things shouldn't finish on the last day) - ObjectMentor coach

If we’re not shipping our software when it’s ready, it’s poor business practice. If we’re not sure whether our software is ready, it’s poor software practice. - Ron Jeffries

Make Ship Happen - Todd Little

Quotes on "Estimates"

Ability to estimate correctly is not an ‘ability’ … it is a fluke and lucky guess - Roy Morien

Estimates only help us take action to get to the next step - unknown

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