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User Stories with design elements in Scrum

We’re implementing a Scrum workflow and I’m trying to wrap my head around user stories, when they’re completed, iterations, etc. One thing we often do is work on a story during an early iteration, get it fully working but “ugly”. We use plain buttons, no images, just the text to show that it’s working the way they should. We show our customer, make sure they are happy with how it’s working, then we usually use images they provide to finish up the design of the feature and complete it.

What makes for a good architect/manager/lead developer?

I am the Lead Developer for a small software company. Over the past two years, my team has grown from one developer (me) to a group of about nine people. Most of us are very capable, senior engineers (20+ years of experience building software per person), so very little hand-holding is generally necessary. We use Scrum to manage our efforts, and we usually get a lot done quickly with minimal written requirements.

Is it a good practice to have Epics under User Stories?

In my current team there is a practice of putting Epics under User Stories and sometimes even User Stories or Epics under Tasks! When questioned, the usual reply is: “if it is not a good practice then the project management tool would not have allowed doing so!” (IBM Rational Team Concert, for one does not prevent such practice.)

Do story points have a direct relation with task estimates?

In my current team, where we run multiple scrums, the Story points are usually based on the effort required to complete the User Story. For example if an User Story has 2 tasks, both needing 5 days each, they the Story is assigned 10 points. So 1 day of effort is considered to be one Story point.

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