[seanhunter]

That for sure seems useful. "Hey Sally, you think B is harder than A. Why do you think it's hard?" "Hey Bob, you disagreed with Sally and think B is easier, why is that?"...is very likely to lead to a useful conversation in terms of everyone getting in sync and may well lead to hidden information being brought out into the open, which is a good thing. In general I think relative value/preference type conversations tend to reveal a lot.

[_y5hn]

Attention! Discussing story points is no longer allowed during planning. After voting, teams are to discuss relative story points, swapping points between each two story. This is expected to increase efficiency and coherence. Rule enforcement commencing beginning of next month after the first weekend.