Hi! I'm the creator of Empirical. Empirical is a tool (currently available as a Jira plugin) that's purpose built for engineering managers and tech-leads who need a better way to roadmap. Quarterly roadmaps are often built...and later 'torpedoed' by unexpected changes. Projects go 'off-track'. This sucks for the team as they're constantly asked to provide updated estimates and timelines -- can we cut X, what if we re-priortize Y? etc. That takes time away from the team that would be better spent shipping. Empirical solves this problem by automatically generating a visual roadmap for your team's epics using a Monte Carlo model that samples from per-developer historical cycle times and simulates the team working through open tickets in your sprints and backlog. The result is a highly accurate probabilistic forecast that makes it very easy for stakeholders to understand the probability of your team will ship something on or before a certain date. Empirical's forecasts update in real-time as soon as things change, so your roadmaps are truly 'agile'. When something goes off track, you can cut-scope, re-prioritize, or re-assign work and see your epic timelines update in real-time. Check it out, and I'd love your feedback!

Empirical Forecasting

The easiest way for teams to answer when will you be done?

The easiest way for teams to answer when will you be done?