Story Points
Estimate smarter. Plan faster. Deliver with confidence. Stop wasting hours in endless estimation sessions and learn how to plan accurately with story points.
In this practical half-day training, you’ll experience relative estimation firsthand and apply it to a real project under the guidance of an experienced trainer. Prepare your team for higher efficiency and fewer unpleasant surprises.
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A practical training for teams and agile leaders who want to plan faster and more accurately.
Forget endless discussions about man-days and hours. Learn how to use relative estimation with story points and get a more reliable view of work complexity. During the course, you’ll discover what conditions need to be in place for story points to work—and you’ll practice estimating part of your own scope under the guidance of an experienced trainer and mentor.
Why join?
- More accurate sprint and release planning without the illusion of false precision.
- Less frustration and fewer pointless debates about numbers.
- Estimates created by the team as a whole—learn how to set up the process so it makes sense.
- Understand when story points are the right tool—and when they are not.
We’ll tailor the training to your specific needs and challenges.
Who is this training for?
This training is ideal if…
- You are a member of a development team and want to stop guessing and start estimating
- You are a Scrum Master and want to help your team plan better
- You are a Product Owner and want to have realistic data for planning
- You are a CIO or CTO and want your teams to have realistic estimates and predictions
- You are a project manager and want to better understand the work of agile teams
- You want to eliminate the frustration of constantly inaccurate estimates in hours
Start estimating more effectively. Save time, improve predictability, and prepare your team for better results.
Agenda Of the Course
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What are Story Points and why estimates in hours don’t make sense
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The difference between relative and absolute estimates
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Team velocity
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When story points are appropriate and when they are not
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Calibration requirement
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How to introduce Story Points to a team that has never used them
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Practical training in estimation using Planning Poker
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When to use T-shirt estimates and when to use story points?
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Common mistakes
Jan Šrámek is an entrepreneur, CEO, and top enterprise-agile coach with many years of experience in corporations and startups. As the founder of Lucid Bay Digital, he connects the world of agile approaches with the reality of business management.
He previously worked as an analyst and architect in the financial sector, which gives him a strong technical and process background. In his work, he applies “agnostic agile,” i.e., respect for the context of the company instead of dogmatism. He is known for his diplomacy, patience, and ability to work with demanding teams. Thanks to his knowledge of business, finance, and leadership, he helps companies truly integrate agility into their culture, products, and everyday practice.
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