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Eduardo Luz
Eduardo Luz

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Help with Story Points Estimation

Hi everyone! đź‘‹

Have you ever struggled with story points estimation? I definitely have. Those long discussions where everyone throws numbers around... it can be frustrating to settle on a number that actually makes sense. That’s why I built a small web app to help teams make more rational decisions.

The tool is super simple:

  • It lets you estimate points based on things like complexity, dependencies, resources, and effort (instead of just guessing).

Enter some parameters of your task

  • It also gives little hints depending on the points you choose, like whether the story might be too big to tackle or if it could be broken down.

And get the estimation with some insights and hints

I’m not claiming it’s perfect... I just want to share something that is helping me. Maybe it’ll help you too?

If you give it a try, I’d love to hear what you think. I’m open to feedback and ideas to make it better!

🚀 Cheers!

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Bay Franklin

Nice idea, this looks really clean and practical! How do you see this fitting into a typical planning poker session—would you use it before, during, or after team discussion, and how do you avoid people treating the calculated points as a “truth” instead of a starting point?