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How many story points would you estimate for this work, based on its complexity and effort?

Story points are an abstract unit of measure used in agile development to estimate the complexity, effort, and risk of a user story. They help teams focus on relative sizing (rather than strict time estimates), making planning and prioritization more flexible.

A team might estimate an issue as 8 points, using other issues and their points as a frame of reference.

For the past 5 sprints, the team has averaged completing 23 points a sprint. The velocity would be 23.

How many combined total days of work will the issue take across all team members?

The work will require 2 days of designer time, 5 days of developer time, and 1 day of QA time, for a total of 8 days.

There are 5 team members in total, and each sprint lasts 10 days. Each sprint completes 50 days of work. The velocity would be 50.

How many days of work the issue will take if the entire team is working on the issue and is able to be fully utilized?

The work will take 12 days if the entire team is working on just the issue and nothing else.

If a sprint lasts 15 days, there are 15 “team work days” each sprint. The velocity would be 15.

How many days of work the issue will take if half the team is working on the issue?

The work will take 24 days if the entire team is working on just the issue and nothing else.

If a sprint lasts 15 days, there are 30 “half-team work days” each sprint. The velocity would be 30.

How many weeks of work the issue will take if the entire team is working on the issue and is able to be fully utilized?

The work will take 3 weeks if the entire team is working on just the issue and nothing else.

If a sprint lasts 15 days, there are 3 “team work weeks” each sprint. The velocity would be 3.