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Re:Eight points for one team is two points for another team by arpanet86 on Monday April 18, 2022 @04:15PM (#31075886)
That sounds wildly micro-managey. I often don't know how long something is going to take until I dig into it; sometimes I don't know how long something is going to take until I'm almost done. The ambiguity/fuzziness of points is a feature, not a bug.

If I'm going to be "held to account" based on my estimates, I will optimize for producing work that matches my (naive, uninformed, up-front) estimate, rather than producing the _right_ work. This will last for a few months, at which point I will realize I'm burned out, working inefficiently, and writing bad code, and I'll find a new job on a different team that doesn't treat its employees like train conductors.

Re:Eight points for one team is two points for another team by nelgaard on Monday April 18, 2022 @05:40PM (#31076959)
True. But on the other hand an experienced developer usually can give a reasonable estimate. An if he says: "about two days maybe a week" then that is you best estimate. Using story points is just another complication.

And points do not stop anyone from holding you to account, if that is what they want to do.