[hinkley]

I'm not talking about Planning Poker, per se.

I'm talking about the dickering about whether something is N points or N-2 points. Or whether the points even mean the same between two teams. Or whether it's appropriate to assign it to another team or individual who says a smaller number because they have a different definition of Done or are more or less invested in the long-term health of the project.

I'm going to ask this person or the question in this way because I'll get the answer I like, even if that answer is unhealthy or even pure fiction.

[constantine42]

Where I work, all teams have different point systems. When we need to do high level planning, we used a normalized "sizing" system of small, medium, large, huge. They give some numerical values to these and use those as points. They're less accurate on a per story basis, but they tend to average out quite well.