How do you estimate effort for Scrum tasks or stories?

Effort is typically estimated using relative sizing methods:

✅ Story Points (most common)

✅ Planning Poker (a team-based game using consensus to estimate)

✅ T-shirt sizes (S, M, L, etc., for quick high-level sizing)

Story Points consider:

• Complexity
• Amount of work
• Risks or unknowns

Example:

A login screen might be a 2-point story (simple, well understood). A feature with integrations

and security considerations may be 8 points due to complexity and risk.

Pro Tip:

Avoid estimating in hours — it introduces false precision. Focus on relative effort, not

duration.