---
title: "5 Ways to Create Accurate Estimates Agile Teams & Orgs Trust"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/5-ways-to-create-accurate-estimates-agile-teams-orgs-trust-ebqrsaytw
source_url: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/watch-now-what-to-do-when-teams-and-stakeholders-want-perfect-estimates
type: article
source: "The Mountain Goat Software"
published: 2024-10-01T15:06:18.903Z
updated: 2024-12-09T12:24:16.452Z
tags: ["agile", "project-management", "scrum"]
reading_time: 10
upvotes: 11
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# 5 Ways to Create Accurate Estimates Agile Teams & Orgs Trust

**[The Mountain Goat Software](https://daily.dev/sources/mountaingoatsoftware)** · 10 min read · 11 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Achieving accurate estimates in agile teams is crucial for making informed decisions, yet the pursuit of perfect estimates often leads to more harm. Through a detailed case study, the post highlights three main problems caused by treating estimates as guarantees: estimate padding, underestimated padded estimates, and eroded trust. To counter these issues, five practical solutions are proposed, including creating a shared understanding of estimate types, explaining estimates to stakeholders, providing accurate plans rather than perfect ones, ensuring estimates are correct on average, and using distinguishable numbers for estimates.

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Tags: [#agile](https://daily.dev/tags/agile), [#project-management](https://daily.dev/tags/project-management), [#scrum](https://daily.dev/tags/scrum)

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