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> what concrete value comes from assigning fairly arbitrary effort estimates in this fashion? My team asked for this. I dont know why they need it but apparent
by dhzhzjsbevs 4y ago
> what concrete value comes from assigning fairly arbitrary effort estimates in this fashion?
My team asked for this. I dont know why they need it but apparently it helps them understand how much work theyre agreeing (and committing to shipping) in a sprint.
I think if you have a good grasp on what each issue will entail, you dont really need it but if youre less experienced maybe it helps?
- ch4s3 4y agoBut that just begs the question, why sprint? Two weeks seems arbitrary, and meetings on that cadence are pretty noisy. Trying to deliver in that frame can either lead to dead time if things go faster than expected or can lead to artificial failures if you miss it. Why set yourself up to fail that particular way? I don’t think it’s especially useful for organization or accountability and adds a lot of noise and waste.
- dhzhzjsbevs 4y agoOf course its arbitrary, but you gotta pick something. We optimise for progression. Failing a sprint doesn't actually have any real ramifications. What we use failure for is a signal to indicate problems. Missed? I guess we have some talking to do in retro to figure out what was misunderstood. Missed three sprints in a row? Is there a problem we need to resolve? Similar to misses, we don't really get much from shipping on that cadence either, other than progress and building confidence in upper management to base their timelines on us delivering what we expect.