How to resolve estimation of specializing members?

Hoang Minh Bach Hanoi, Viet Nam

This is the first time I work on a project that has 4 members, one is a C++ developer, one is a C# developer, one is an Android developer and one is a DevOps, so the problem is when they estimated using story point which Android developer estimated that story is 13 user points but C# developer estimated 8 points and the other estimated 21. Nobody can critically review each other because they have no idea of the other work. So how can we resolve that?
Love to hear your thoughts on this.

Posted: Mar 4, 2021 11:36 PM

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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada

Hoang -

If you had a true cross-functional team of generalizing specialists, everyone could be involved in estimating all work items as anyone could theoretically work on any work item.

In your case, the folks who are directly involved with each work item should be the ones sizing it. I doubt all four of these developers are working on each work item - most likely you'd have an analyst, a dev and a tester. People who are not involved with completing a work item OR who have no expertise in what's required shouldn't size those work items.

Kiron

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1 reply by Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong

Mar 05, 2021 9:42 AM

Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong

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Thanks Kiron,
Just to add that estimation should be as unbiased as possible to avoid conflicts

Posted: Mar 5, 2021 8:18 AM

Kwiyuh Michael Wepngong

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Financial Management Specialist | US Peace Corps Yaounde, Centre, Cameroon

Mar 05, 2021 8:18 AM

Replying to Kiron Bondale

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Thanks Kiron,
Just to add that estimation should be as unbiased as possible to avoid conflicts

Posted: Mar 5, 2021 9:42 AM

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