Advanced Estimating Q&A

126. Thanks for all your questions about estimating business applications. In this episode, I tackle four tricky situations when it comes to estimating Dynamics 365 and Power Platform applications.

• Should we re-estimate items in our backlog after we’re done because they were easier or harder than originally expected? — Tanika
• If we don’t complete a story by the end of the sprint, should we re-estimate how much work is remaining and split the story points across the sprints in which the work got done? — Jane
• Should we estimate user stories or estimate tasks of the user stories? — Naz
• Should our developers include the time spent in scrum events in their estimates? — Dipesh

Resources

• Estimating Business Applications, (https://customery.academy/courses/estimating) my new course available for free from Customery Academy.
• "When Will It Be Done?: Lean-Agile Forecasting to Answer Your Customer's Most Important Question" (https://www.amazon.com/When-Will-Done-Lean-Agile-Forecasting/dp/0986436372/ref=sr_1_1) by Daniel Vicanti. Support the show (https://buymeacoffee.com/amazingapps)

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-Neil