Estimation 10 min read
Sprint velocity: how to calculate it and use it
How to calculate sprint velocity on a worked example, forecast a release as a range, and avoid the mistakes that turn velocity into a bad KPI.
#Story Points
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Planning Poker 7 min read
Sprint planning: a practical guide for Scrum teams
Sprint planning is where the team decides what to build next. Here is how to run it well, from backlog preparation to capacity planning.
Estimation 7 min read
Agile estimation techniques for sprint planning
Planning Poker, T-Shirt Sizing, affinity mapping, or no estimates at all? A practical comparison of every estimation method used in sprint planning.
Estimation 6 min read
Story points vs person-days: can you convert points to hours?
Story points measure relative effort, person-days measure time. Why a fixed points-to-hours rate fails, and how to forecast with velocity instead.
Estimation 6 min read
What is a story point?
The mysterious unit of measurement in agile. Not an hour, not a day, not a kilogram… and yet everyone talks about it.
Estimation 5 min read
How to estimate an agile ticket: a step-by-step method
What to check before estimating a ticket, the criteria that make it bigger, a step-by-step method, and when to split it instead of voting again.
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