How to Turn Story Points Into $$$

[@danielpokryvka149]

And teams dont cant ever gamify or change the interpretation of story points ... also there is no secret dev toolbox ...

[@MountainGoatSoftware]

I can’t think of anything that can’t be gamed or cheated at. If a team feels a team to do that, it is likely because of bad management and that can be dealt with.

[@mp9350]

@@MountainGoatSoftware I agree. The gamification usually results from engineering management imposing metrics that are more focused on output than outcomes and that would be a whole other topic to address.

[@danielpokryvka149]

@@MountainGoatSoftware teams can and teams do change interpretation of story points. World changes, product changes, team composition changes etc., etc.. It requires imposing management on the self-managed teams to prevent that. I don't seek to convert your beliefs. But I disagree. And you must know we are many ;-).

[@MountainGoatSoftware]

@@danielpokryvka149 Yes, there are many teams. My experience is that a lot of them were taught incorrectly what story points are (e.g., they're told "story points are just complexity"). I disagree, though, that only management can prevent problems with points. Many good teams do it on their own.