Ways of working
T-shirt sizing
Estimating work roughly by size category (XS, S, M, L, XL) instead of in hours or points, usually early, before the detail is known.
You'll hear it as
It's a large, maybe extra large, until we've done a spike.
Why it matters to you.
Fine for comparing pieces of work. Dangerous when someone converts "medium" into a date.
Related terms.
Videos.
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