EXIN Agile Scrum Foundation — Question 10

Why are estimates expressed in terms of story points difficult to explain outside of the team?

Answer options

• A. It requires a comparison to a benchmark, which typically varies from team to team.
• B. It requires a deeper understanding of the technical approach to implement each story.
• C. It requires breaking the stories down into Sprint Backlog Items, which only the team can do.

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A because story points are relative measures that depend on the team's unique understanding and past experiences, making it hard to compare across teams. Options B and C are incorrect as they focus on technical knowledge and task breakdown which, while relevant to the team's process, do not directly address the difficulty of explaining story points externally.