http://tv.ssw.com/noestimatesstoply... After his successful session last year on Agile Scrum, our resident Scrum White Robe Gerard Beckerleg is at it again, except this time he's taking on one of the most divisive topics in software development: Estimation.

In this video recorded at the Sydney SSW offices, Gerard Beckerleg takes a dive into the depths of this controversial topic and extracts the most interesting ideas and raises some very difficult questions about the big white elephant in the room that is Software Estimation.

After examining the pros and cons of estimation Gerard lays the blueprint for a better way to help you and your clients get what they are really looking for.

This is a must watch for developers and business people alike.

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'What are the Dysfunctions of Scrum?'

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About The Presenter

Scrum guru Gerard Beckerleg has been a Solution Architect at SSW in Sydney since 2011. Although he specialises in Web applications, Gerard has extensive experience in Microsoft.NET and loves working with C#, MVC, SQL Server, Umbraco, Kendo UI and SharePoint. He also lists Scrum and agile practices as a passion. Using these skills and frameworks, Gerard has brought to life a raft of successful projects, such as Toll, Sydney Airports, McDonalds, Event Cinemas, and National Australia Day Council.

An established and confident speaker and trainer, Gerard has delivered numerous courses including SharePoint 2010 and .NET MVC at the University of Technology in Sydney, and is also a regular speaker at the Sydney and Canberra .NET User Groups.

PowerPoint Slides: http://www.slideshare.net/gerardbecke...

Check out Gerard's blog Tales of a White Robe (http://gerardbeckerleg.wordpress.com/) for more Scrum goodness. Also check out his SSW employee profile (http://sharepoint.ssw.com.au/AboutUs/...) if you'd like to contact him.