¶57 Pigs Estimate

Confidence stars: **

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...the team has a ¶54 Product Backlog or ¶72 Sprint Backlog in hand. The team uses effort estimates, both for ¶55 Product Backlog Items (PBIs) and tasks (or other Sprint Backlog Items), to forecast, plan, and schedule work and deliveries. The ¶14 Development Team manages itself as an ¶16 Autonomous Team.

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The team should ground its estimates in reality rather than assumptions or wishful thinking.

Sometimes when new work comes in, a caring manager may want to protect the team from the work of estimating ...

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