Ways of working
Story points
A rough, relative estimate of how much effort a user story will take, using numbers rather than hours. A five-point story is about five times the work of a one.
You'll hear it as
That's at least an eight-pointer.
Why it matters to you.
Points are for the team to plan with, not a measure of how hard anyone is working. When managers compare teams by points, the points stop meaning anything.
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