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1. Run your refinement like this
1. Prepare your backlog | In Jira |
Before refinement: Make stories “Ready for planning” that will end up in your sprint. Order the stories in your backlog in line with story priority
During your refinement meeting Open your refinement meeting. Ask your team to open the backlog / first story you want to refine
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2. Discuss the story, give an Estimate and Show | In Smart Guess |
Open the Jira issue panel (shown in a red box → ) By selecting the first story in your backlog
Discuss the story with your team Once you are ready to estimate
Give a one-click Estimate Once everyone has given an estimate
Show the estimates click “Show estimates.” button
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3. Decide and save the story point value | In Smart Guess |
Discuss the high and low card values Re-estimate if needed click “Re-estimate”
Save the story point estimate click “Set story points to X.”
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4. Discuss the next story | |
When I (the team lead) open the next story during |
refinmentrefinement I want my team to open the same story I just opened |
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2. How do you share the next story up for discussion?
See how Smart Guess easily meets all your needs https://smartguess.is/blog/smartguess-role-based-controls-observing-leading-sharing/
In short, two steps:
Open “Your settings”
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Select the “Sharing” option:
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The “Sharing” option allows team leads to automatically share a link to the next story up for discussion: See the image to the right → Given certain conditions, learn more
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3. So what - why is this important?
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