---
title: "Story Points are Pointless, Measure Queues"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/story-points-are-pointless-measure-queues-x6t4tc3mp
source_url: https://www.brightball.com/articles/story-points-are-pointless-measure-queues
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-07-17T05:40:19.963Z
updated: 2024-10-05T16:41:23.502Z
tags: ["agile", "project-management", "scrum"]
reading_time: 33
upvotes: 12
comments: 2
language: en
---

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# Story Points are Pointless, Measure Queues

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 33 min read · 12 upvotes · 2 comments

## Summary

Story points, a widely used method in Agile for estimating effort, are criticized for being inconsistent, confusing, and counterproductive. The post explains why story points fail, citing variability among teams, misuse in comparing team velocities, and the flawed conversion of points to time. Instead, the post advocates for managing queues by focusing on task breakdowns, eliminating uncertainties, and tracking historical progress. This method aims to provide more reliable estimates and improve project flow and decision-making.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.brightball.com/articles/story-points-are-pointless-measure-queues>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@vsouto** · 0 upvotes

> It's really strange how little is said about this topic.

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