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Posts for: #Story-Points
How to help developers come up with accurate story points?
A reality check on estimates: why story points are guesses and how to make estimation useful for your team.
Handling Sprint Spillover Stories in Jira
Struggling with sprint spillover and story points in Jira? Stop the Excel madness and discover a simpler approach. Learn why re-estimating unfinished work as a new story can help you focus on value and not get lost in the numbers.
Does QA time included in the story points?
Should you include QA time in your story points? A story of a team’s journey from separate estimations to a more agile, continuous process. Discover how their approach to estimation evolved as they embraced practices like Continuous Delivery and smaller stories.
My team stopped doing sprints
What happens when a team stops doing sprints? A look at a team that ditched traditional Scrum ceremonies for a more continuous workflow. Discover how they handle planning, priorities, and large-scale work without sprints.
Not-finished task estimation
Should you re-estimate unfinished tasks from a sprint? A pragmatic take on story points, velocity, and what really matters in agile development. Learn why re-estimation can be a useful tool to encourage your team to ‘start less, finish more’.
Velocity problem
Constantly chasing a higher velocity? Challenge the obsession with story points and discover why focusing on product goals and outcomes is the key to truly agile teams. Learn how to shift your team’s mindset and measure what truly matters.
Focus on increasing story points
Is there any point in focusing on story points and watching the burned points increase over time?