Story Points Versus Task Hours

by Chia Wei Cheng | 4 Comments | 23 Aug 2012 | stories, user stories, points, story points, task hours, Scrum, Agile

Header2_square "Cheng, this is just a three-point story. We shouldn't take more than 30 hours to do this," one of the developers told me during the sprint planning. And a development manager once advised me, "Cheng, you must not pull in any other stories, becau...

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Failure IS an Option

by Chia Wei Cheng | 5 Comments | 07 Feb 2012 |

Header2_square This is an article asking you to fail. More precisely: Fail now for greater success later. One of the five Scrum values is courage. Courage to point out problems, ask for help, receive help, and — most important — take risks even thou...

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