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How estimate a small feature in hours/story points?

FresherFundamentalsSoftware Engineering & Tools
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Estimation

For How estimate a small feature in hours/story points, interviewers listen for a crisp definition, how the pieces interact in a real system, and one trade-off or failure mode you have seen or would guard against.

  • Break feature into tasks < 1 day
  • Include tests, review, unknown buffer
  • Story points = relative effort, not hours
Say what assumptions you'd validate first.