How should I estimate story points when the total of development and QA effort is not a Fibonacci

Smitha Joseph

 

How should I estimate story points when the total of development and QA effort is not a Fibonacci number. 

How should I estimate story points for stories having both development and QA effort, eg: development needs 5 story points and QA needs 2 story points?

Danut M _StonikByte_

Hi @Smitha Joseph,

First of all QA and DEV should not estimate separately - this is still the old mindset from waterfall. You have to estimate the size of story relative to a base story, considering the entire effort DEV + QA. But this is another discussion... 

If the estimation is between two Fibonacci numbers, go with the next Fibonacci number, for safety. In your case if the estimate is 7, go with 8. 

Danut