Story Points

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Story points are a unit of measure used to estimate the effort and complexity involved in implementing a user story. They allow the development team to easily and quickly assess the relative size of work items without getting bogged down in detailed time estimates. Story points are usually determin…

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Question 1

A new team member with no Scrum experience has joined your team. How should you explain the concept of story points to them?

Story points equal the number of hours needed to complete a task Story points are a currency used by Scrum teams Story points are a measure of the team's performance Story points are related to the market value of the project Story points represent the effort, complexity, and risk associated with a task Story points are the value a task adds to the end-user

Correct Answer: Story points represent the effort, complexity, and risk associated with a task

Story points measure the effort, complexity, and risk associated with a task. They should not be confused with hours, the value a task adds to the end-user, or the performance of the team.

Question 2

Your team is estimating story points for a new user registration feature. The development effort of this task is similar to a previous task that was assigned 5 story points. However, the new task requires additional integration efforts. What should the team do?

Ignore the integration effort Assign less than 5 story points Assign more than 5 story points Use a different estimation method Add a new team member Assign exactly 5 story points

Correct Answer: Assign more than 5 story points

Story points should consider the overall complexity and effort of a task. Since this task will require additional integration efforts compared to the previous task, more points should be assigned.

Question 3

The team has just finished a sprint, which consisted of tasks with a total of 40 story points. However, the team has only managed to complete tasks equivalent to 30 story points. What should the team do moving forward?

Adjust their planned story points for the next sprint Re-evaluate the entire project Blame one another for not completing tasks Increase the team's capacity Ignore the results and proceed as planned Contact the product owner for additional resources

Correct Answer: Adjust their planned story points for the next sprint

The team should adjust their planned story points for the next sprint based on their actual completed points during the previous sprint. This will help them plan and manage workload more realistically.

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