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Why aren’t user stories estimated in man-hours?

One of the most common approaches for evaluating teamwork is to estimate in man-hours. While man-hours are simple to comprehend, they have a number of significant drawbacks: Few tasks, such as legacy work, are difficult to accurately estimate. If one member of the team delivers the estimate but another completes the task, the estimate is useless. The amount of time it takes to finish a task depends on the level of...
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How can a Scrum Master contribute to the sprint planning process? How will you make the team really work on the most valuable stories?

A Scrum Master organizes the meeting, a Product Owner clarifies the nature of the product backlog items and their accompanying acceptance criteria, and the entire development team outlines the work and effort required to reach their sprint target. The scrum master can assist the team by doing the following: Time-boxing the activity Making the team stay focused on the intention of the meeting Facilitating and Resolving(if required) any deadlocks in the discussion Can help them to commit the right amount of work, as per their available capacity. To make sure that the team...
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What kind of information would you require from the Product Owner to provide the team with an update on the product and market situation?

Teams working on a product must be aware of the project’s and customer’s integrity. The product owner should assist the team in determining “why are we constructing it?” and “what function will it serve?” Such inquiries aid the crew in comprehending their customer. The product owner must communicate the increased value that will result from on-time delivery. The market scenario is discussed to help teams understand how product management works and the importance of time to market. It also aids in steering the team in a different direction at the end of each Sprint, as the product owner may assist the team in determining how the customer will use the product.
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