Story point estimation techniques

Estimation is hard. For software developers, it's among the most difficult — if not the most difficult — aspects of the job. It must take into account a slew of factors that help product owners make decisions that affect the entire team — and the business.

With all that at stake, it's no wonder everyone from developers to upper management is prone to getting their undies in a bunch about it.

Jira story points 1 3, 5

But that's a mistake. Agile story points estimation is just that: an estimate. Not a blood-oath.

There's no requirement to work weekends in order to compensate for under-estimating a piece of work.

Effort estimation techniques

How to calculate story points in agile

Story points vs, hours

How to calculate story points in agile with example

Agile estimation techniques

That said, let's look at some ways to make agile estimates as accurate as possible.

In agile development, the product owner is tasked with prioritizing the backlog — the ordered list of work that contains short descriptions of all desired features and fixes for a product.

Product owners capture requirements from the business, but they don’t always understand the details of implement

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