Story Template and Autom. Task Estimate Breakdown

[christo...@mcafee.com]

Hi,

is it possible to somehow define a % ratio for task estimates in a
story template, and then have the system assign actual estimate value
when generating a story from template.

Say I have a story template with common tasks, like "Design it", "Code
it", "Test it". When generating a user story from this template, I'd
like to specify a planned estimate for the story - and have it break
that down to the task level automatically, based on a % ratio that I
defined for the template; like 20% of the story's estimate would go
into the "Design it" task, 60% to the "Code it" task, and another 20%
to "Test it" task.

Thanks, Christoph

[Wortman, Bret D.]

Here too, I'm not sure you'd want to do this. Estimation at the story level is (usually) done in story points and estimation at the task level is (usually) done in hours. So spreading percentages doesn't work because the units are, generally speaking at least, different.

Story estimation is done to ensure work pulled into the sprint matches the velocity for the team. Task estimation is done as a double-check that the tasks associated with the work can be accomplished in the time available. Once a team really gets rocking and starts to move up the Shu-Ha-Ri progression, task estimation often becomes unnecessary and, ultimately, stories get sliced so thinly that the final unit of work becomes the story, not the task. Collaboration on stories happens transparently.

But that's not where you're at right now, I'd guess. How are you estimating your stories and your tasks? Are you using story points or hours, and for which?

Bret

Hi,

Thanks, Christoph

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[Luanne]

This is not available within VersionOne and to Bret's point, it would
not be something we would add because the estimates are completly
separate and should not be correlated (although I bet a lot of teams
try to).

-Luanne