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Should ‘Bugs’ Have ‘Points’?

October 6, 2024

A common question for those new to the practice of #StoryPoints: Should we assign points to #bugs?

Join me as I break down this problem.

00:27 Brian's question: Should Bugs Have Points?
00:54 Story Points in a Nutshell
01:38 Using points for planning & estimation
02:16 Can points be used to calculate 'velocity'?
02:34 Problems with this…
03:08 For sake of argument…
03:32 Don't like when 'bug' is used broadly
03:45 Escaped Defect
05:12 Defect (pre-release)
06:49 Technical Debt
08:16 An actual BUG
10:15 Try to solve the bug or not?
11:10 Most teams misuse the Story Point concept
11:32 Thanks for watching

 

 

Closing

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