I was asked "What Do You Think About Story Points?"
I went for a walk with my dog and recorded a few thoughts about the concept.
00:47 What is a User Story?
01:28 The Product Manager's Dilemma
01:46 Time-based estimation
02:10 Estimating creative work
03:00 Relative/Points estimation
04:04 Break the habit of time-based estimation
04:29 Jira ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
04:45 Avoid using Story Points to calculate "Velocity"
05:05 Think in terms of SEQUENCE
08:07 Story about a team and their stakeholders
11:00 The lesson learned
Closing
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