Steps to Successful Story Point Estimation


1. Identify base stories.
2. Talk through the requirements of the story.
3. Discuss and jot down things you want to remember when implementing this story.
4. Some of these questions team ask themselves when they start sizing.
5. Find some point of relative comparison.
6. Reach a consensus among entire team present as to the size of the story as per definition of done.
7. Validate that your estimates are internally consistent among stories as you go along.
8. Periodically ensure that all of the 1′s are about the same, all of the 2′s match, etc.

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