tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678855.post292005366643358603..comments2023-10-04T23:45:44.880-07:00Comments on A New Beginning: Team Estimation Game - By Steve BockmanShanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18237393455554069484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678855.post-32445808874469137042013-03-07T09:31:31.231-08:002013-03-07T09:31:31.231-08:00I would like to recommend you try it out and think...I would like to recommend you try it out and think about a rule that can make it work. My sense is that it would not be a blocking issue once you realize the power of comparison.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237393455554069484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678855.post-63639307986096353372012-04-27T10:39:56.990-07:002012-04-27T10:39:56.990-07:00It's great method, but what about empty column...It's great method, but what about empty columns ... when you estimate with this method, you may have some cols leaved blank or empty, what about those. should we point them like other cols? what if we have too many empty cols between story groups? they will be cause big point numbers ...<br /><br />Thanks alot<br />S.SamoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678855.post-75631565211457093022010-03-18T06:19:55.551-07:002010-03-18T06:19:55.551-07:00Team estimation game looks like another good tool ...Team estimation game looks like another good tool for the planning and estimation toolbox. <br /><br />There is another technique that helps when there are a lot of stories to estimate, like during iteration 0. I call it <a href="http://www.renaissancesoftware.net/blog/archives/36" rel="nofollow">The Planning Poker Party</a>. Give it a click.James Grenninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296955189345509690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678855.post-42434807898560598632010-02-19T12:53:21.374-08:002010-02-19T12:53:21.374-08:00I agree, it's effort, and not just complexity,...I agree, it's effort, and not just complexity, that we're trying to estimate.<br /><br />Unfortunately, "effort" often contains emotional baggage that "complexity" does not.<br /><br />I'd stick with describing complexity, then afterwards suggest the term "effort points" or just "story points."Rob Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00180034094040995226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678855.post-52224742638227637972009-08-01T18:01:04.419-07:002009-08-01T18:01:04.419-07:00That is very good point. It is the effort that ma...That is very good point. It is the effort that matters in the end during the estimation not the complexity.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18237393455554069484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678855.post-63013951233168526552009-07-26T14:11:05.332-07:002009-07-26T14:11:05.332-07:00This is really cool -- I'm going to try it thi...This is really cool -- I'm going to try it this week with the team I'm coaching. <br /><br />One nit: in my opinion "complexity" is only one factor in "effort." Some simple work turns out to be high effort, and vice versa. So I prefer to think of these as effort points.Michael Jameshttp://danube.com/blog/michaeljamesnoreply@blogger.com