EP-08
Story Points vs Hours Incoherent at Item Level
Estimation Precision
Default severity: medium
EstimationQualityBusiness ValueEffort
What it detects
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Detection formula
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- A team shows description is not yet published for this rule in the prd catalogue during analysis.
- Example signal: Description is not yet published for this rule in the PRD catalogue.
Suggested response
Recalibrate estimation precision—check size classes, drift, and BV vs effort trade-offs.
Coaching playbook
Symptom
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Why it matters
When "Story Points vs Hours Incoherent at Item Level" keeps appearing, the team is signalling a repeatable process gap. Left unexamined, the pattern hides where work really stalls and makes improvement metrics harder to trust.
What you can achieve
Recalibrate estimation precision—check size classes, drift, and BV vs effort trade-offs.
Facilitation questions
- What system change would stop "Story Points vs Hours Incoherent at Item Level" from firing again?
- What do the cited issues have in common — same root cause or same workaround?
- Who owns the two-week experiment and how will we verify on the next import?
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