ES-06
Suspiciously Round Time Estimates by Author
Estimation
Default severity: medium
EstimationMetricsQualityEffort
What it detects
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Detection formula
No published identification formula is available yet for this rule.Examples in practice
- Estimates, time logged, and actual effort no longer align for a meaningful share of items.
- The team commits to sizes that are not supported by historical spend patterns.
- A team shows description is not yet published for this rule in the prd catalogue during analysis.
Suggested response
Align estimation and logging practices so size, time spent, and scope changes remain comparable.
Coaching playbook
Symptom
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Why it matters
When "Suspiciously Round Time Estimates by Author" 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
Align estimation and logging practices so size, time spent, and scope changes remain comparable.
Facilitation questions
- What system change would stop "Suspiciously Round Time Estimates by Author" 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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