Comments on: Requirements: The story points focus http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2009/11/23/requirements-the-story-points-focus/ Thoughts on Software Development Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:43:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fabio Pereira http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2009/11/23/requirements-the-story-points-focus/comment-page-1/#comment-27165 Fabio Pereira Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:02:56 +0000 http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/?p=1865#comment-27165 Hey Mark! You are more than right mate! People miss this point sometimes.. And they try to aim for points... I always like to remind about one of the Agile Principles that you pointed as well: "Working software is the primary measure of progress." In your words: "Our goal at the end of the day is to deliver working software." C u mate! Hey Mark!
You are more than right mate!
People miss this point sometimes.. And they try to aim for points…
I always like to remind about one of the Agile Principles that you pointed as well:

"Working software is the primary measure of progress."

In your words:

"Our goal at the end of the day is to deliver working software."

C u mate!

]]> By: Robert Dempsey http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2009/11/23/requirements-the-story-points-focus/comment-page-1/#comment-27110 Robert Dempsey Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:06:48 +0000 http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/?p=1865#comment-27110 Great points Mark. The main reason for using story points, aside from the fact that almost no one can be 100% accurate with hour estimates, is as you say to provide a rough estimate of the size of a task. Velocity tells us how much "stuff" we might finish in a given time period. However, velocity is not the end all to be all of measurements. It's merely an other planning tool. Regardless of how we estimate stories, the end game is to deliver value to the business and our customers. That is the true measure of any team, and any company. Great points Mark. The main reason for using story points, aside from the fact that almost no one can be 100% accurate with hour estimates, is as you say to provide a rough estimate of the size of a task. Velocity tells us how much "stuff" we might finish in a given time period. However, velocity is not the end all to be all of measurements. It's merely an other planning tool. Regardless of how we estimate stories, the end game is to deliver value to the business and our customers. That is the true measure of any team, and any company.

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]]> By: Story points and Estimation « Dahlia Bock http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/2009/11/23/requirements-the-story-points-focus/comment-page-1/#comment-27100 Story points and Estimation « Dahlia Bock Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:40:44 +0000 http://www.markhneedham.com/blog/?p=1865#comment-27100 [...] the initial estimate was incorrect? Going back and changing estimates can get quite hairy at times. Mark suggests that we should just treat it as part of the process that some stories will take longer [...] [...] the initial estimate was incorrect? Going back and changing estimates can get quite hairy at times. Mark suggests that we should just treat it as part of the process that some stories will take longer [...]

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