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The Easier, Better, for Construction Show strives to make building easier and better today. We dig into design and construction topics to inspire you to develop your people, improve your processes, and take the business of building to the next level. Podcasts are published monthly. Learn more and connect with Host Felipe Engineer-Manriquez, at https://thefelipe.bio.link/. Language: en Genres: Business, Management, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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No Estimates, Maximum Results with Vasco Duarte
Episode 116
Monday, 23 February, 2026
What if the estimates we fight so hard to defend are actually the very thing slowing us down? In this episode, Felipe sits down with Vasco Duarte --- Agile coach, author of #NoEstimates, and host of the Scrum Master Toolbox podcast --- for a candid conversation about why traditional estimation may be creating more illusion than clarity... and what to do instead. Vasco brings serious field credibility. He led initiatives at Nokia involving 500 people, 100 teams, across four continents. And he saw projects fail not because the work was impossible --- but because leaders trusted the plan more than the evidence unfolding in real time. This conversation hits home for construction and project management professionals who operate under pressure, contracts, and commitments. Key Takeaways - 📊 Throughput beats upfront estimation --- forecasting based on actual delivery rate consistently outperforms speculative planning. - 🔁 Scope is the real lever --- when time and budget are fixed, scope becomes the only honest variable. - 🧠 Reality always wins --- complex work behaves stochastically. Plans that ignore this get punished. - 🏗️ Pull planning isn't new --- software and construction independently discovered the same backward-planning principle. - 🤝 Scrum is human work --- frameworks don't save teams; people do. This episode isn't anti-planning. It's anti-delusion. Whether you're running a job site or leading a software team, this conversation will challenge how you think about forecasting, commitments, and control. 👍 Like and Subscribe Connect with Vasco Website: https://about.me/duarte_vasco Connect with Felipe Social media & free Lean and Scrum training resources: https://thefelipe.bio.link Registered Scrum Master (RSM) Course: https://store.theebfcshow.com/rsm Subscribe on YouTube: https://click.theebfcshow.com/youtube Watch The EBFC Show Podcast: https://click.theebfcshow.com/YouTube-Podcast Thank you Field Verified for Sponsoring today's show! Elevate your construction career and enhance your company's performance by mastering the crucial aspect of building enclosure management with Field Verified's specialized training. Managing building enclosures remains one of the most common sources of construction failure. Field Verified addresses this challenge through hands-on learning with real-world construction scenarios and mock-up installations, combined with leadership and team-focused strategies. By joining the program, you gain access to proven technical practices and better construction management strategies that improve both performance and reliability in the field. Visit https://fieldverified.com for more insights or call 480-719-5090 ---
