Splitting Stories That Come In at 8 Points or More
· Estimation
Why an 8 should be a question, not an answer: how to split big stories into slices with SPIDR, a worked example, and what to do when a ticket won’t split.
The Async Pointing Poker blog
Notes on estimating software
Articles on agile estimation, story points, QA and sprint planning for distributed and asynchronous software teams. New posts most weeks. Looking for step-by-step how-tos? See the guides.
Should QA Estimate Separately?
· QA, Estimation
One whole-ticket number or a separate testing estimate? The case for each, what each costs, and four questions to decide which fits your team.
Why Estimates Disagree, and What the Gap Tells You
· Estimation
A 3 and a 13 on the same ticket is not a failed estimate. Five reasons estimates disagree, how to read the shape of the votes, and why averaging loses the point.