How to value a story?
summary
Uses planning poker cards and a fantasy currency called Cornish dollars to put numeric values on backlog stories, iterating through an MVP pet‑tracker: website = 10k, app = 15k, location tracker ≈ 28k, plus photo and hydration features. The exercise forces specification questions, surfaces unexpected high‑value items (logo on checks or social sharing), exposes assumptions, creates a straw man prioritization, and lets teams apply cost of delay thinking to choose which smaller quick wins to deliver first.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00How Do You Value Your Stories
- 0:49User Stories Golden Rule
- 1:12How Do You Value a Story
- 2:45Pitch Your Killer Idea
- 15:24Remote Photo Button
- 18:32Hydration Level of Your Pet
- 24:09Location Tracker
- 35:29Cost of Delay
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