Re:Capital One axes 1k tech roles
by dzikimarian on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @03:48AM
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> Which is almost always known at the time of estimation, in my experience.
In mine - not so much. Two dev team? Sure, you probably know. 6 dev team? Not so much. Estimation, then back to customer to decide if they'll eat the cost and decision 2 weeks later? Good luck knowing what will happen then.
Point is answering question "does it fit into the sprint", knowing that usually you can fit 3 big tasks and 3-5 small. Then real time estimate is end of sprint.
In mine - not so much. Two dev team? Sure, you probably know. 6 dev team? Not so much. Estimation, then back to customer to decide if they'll eat the cost and decision 2 weeks later? Good luck knowing what will happen then.
Point is answering question "does it fit into the sprint", knowing that usually you can fit 3 big tasks and 3-5 small. Then real time estimate is end of sprint.