This article is an essential read for any Agile coach or Scrum practitioner. It demystifies one of the most misinterpreted tools in Agile planning — Story Points.
The insights on relative estimation and how team dynamics affect velocity are particularly valuable. I especially appreciate the emphasis on avoiding false precision and maintaining healthy estimation discussions within teams. Whether you're mentoring a junior team or recalibrating a seasoned one, this guide provides practical reminders and a structured mindset to bring back clarity and agility in your estimation process.
In my coaching practice, I encounter similar situations. Great article and see you next time.
I'm gonna share this in our team retro tomorrow 🙂 nice and succinct explanation of quite a few things I've been pondering of late around this sort of thing.
Just when I thought I understood this activity, I discover I haven't read enough. This definition 'Story Points are about effort. Complexity, uncertainty, and risk are factors that influence effort, but each alone is not enough to determine effort.' is super helpful. I really have always understood this as complexity alone but encouraged the team to compare to previous tasks. And this definition really informs how to handle bugs. Thank you Marteen!
This article is an essential read for any Agile coach or Scrum practitioner. It demystifies one of the most misinterpreted tools in Agile planning — Story Points.
The insights on relative estimation and how team dynamics affect velocity are particularly valuable. I especially appreciate the emphasis on avoiding false precision and maintaining healthy estimation discussions within teams. Whether you're mentoring a junior team or recalibrating a seasoned one, this guide provides practical reminders and a structured mindset to bring back clarity and agility in your estimation process.
In my coaching practice, I encounter similar situations. Great article and see you next time.
Henry
I'm gonna share this in our team retro tomorrow 🙂 nice and succinct explanation of quite a few things I've been pondering of late around this sort of thing.
Just when I thought I understood this activity, I discover I haven't read enough. This definition 'Story Points are about effort. Complexity, uncertainty, and risk are factors that influence effort, but each alone is not enough to determine effort.' is super helpful. I really have always understood this as complexity alone but encouraged the team to compare to previous tasks. And this definition really informs how to handle bugs. Thank you Marteen!