SPaMCAST 691 - AI and Estimation, The End Of Software Estimators, An Interview with Kevin McKeel

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In SPaMCAST 69, Kevin McKeel talks about using neurolinguistics to aid in software estimation tools. Is this the end of the world for the software estimating profession or the beginning of a golden age?  Probably both, listen and draw your own conclusions.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kevin’s Bio</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mr. Kevin McKeel has over 25 years of experience in software cost estimation. He is a CCEA and SAFe Architect and received the prestigious 2021 Technical Achievement of the Year award from ICEAA related to the research of automated software sizing using AI and NLP. Mr. McKeel holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration (Finance, ‘89) from James Madison University and a Master’s in Business Administration (Decision Systems, ’92) from The George Washington University.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">LinkedIn</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-mckeel-2457235"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">linkedin.com/in/kevin-mckeel-2457235</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Website:</span> <a href= "http://www.logapps.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">logapps.com</span></a></p> <p><strong>Re-Read Saturday News </strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Week 8 of our re-read of </span> <a href="https://amzn.to/3pI8EGC"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Agile Conversations by Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">concludes our read of Chapter 5 addressing the ‘Why Conversation’. This week we spent time tackling the concepts of joint design and urging organizations to train team leads in decision making. They are not second class citizens</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My experiment of the week:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last week I proposed the experiment of creating a position-interest chart during the week. I actually used the technique to help frame an essay for the Software Process and Measurement Podcas