[bind10-dev] [sprint planning] estimate results for sprint ending 2012-03-06

[JINMEI Tatuya / 神明達哉]

At Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:18:28 +0100,
Shane Kerr <shane at isc.org> wrote:

> > > Also, one list of estimations is quite out of tune with the rest.
> > > Since I had 7 sets of data to average out this doesn't influence it
> > > too much, but you might want to check your calculation method :)
> > 
> > I see many two-digit points in one column.  I guess it's from someone
> > not so familiar with the implementation, and if so, giving higher
> > numbers basically makes sense.  Yet I think it would be nicer if we
> > had a more consistent feeling about the meaning of the numbers -
> > consider an extreme case where someone gives over 1000 points to all
> > items.  Obviously it won't work any more.
> 
> I suspect the problem may be that the column says 'estimated hours',
> which isn't really the meaning, right?

Correct, it's not hours (whether we should give estimates in actual
time or relative points is another question, though.  I've read a book
about agile-style planning that recommends making short time
estimations by actual hours).

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JINMEI, Tatuya