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Re:Microsoft's Creepy New 'Productivity Score' Gamifies Work... by marcus_holmes on Friday November 27, 2020 @02:05PM (#25231641)
Yeah, there are methods of getting to a useful "it's about this big" estimate.

The real pain is turning estimates into deadlines. "About this big" doesn't equate to "it'll be finished on Thursday".

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Re:Microsoft's Creepy New 'Productivity Score' Gamifies Work... by CuriousSkeptic on Friday November 27, 2020 @03:45PM (#25232427)
It should not be express as size then. It should be expressed in dice!

“This story is 4D6, that one about a D20”

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Re:Microsoft's Creepy New 'Productivity Score' Gamifies Work... by marcus_holmes on Friday November 27, 2020 @04:01PM (#25232545)
haha, love it. "Difficulty estimate: 15. Roll a d20 every day to see if it's completed, with a +1 modifier per day"
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