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Structured Story Points Calculator

Structured Story Points (SSP) is a practical evolution of traditional story point estimation. Instead of guessing a number or debating between a "3" and a "5," SSP gives teams a shared way to evaluate work using four focused questions.

The calculator helps you evaluate work based on four key factors:

  1. Effort - How much actual work will this take?
  2. Complexity - How difficult is the task to reason about?
  3. Uncertainty - How well do we understand what's being asked?
  4. Collaboration - Who needs to be involved to get this done?

This method works because it is:

  • Fast - Estimation takes minutes, not meetings
  • Repeatable - Shared criteria make it easy to calibrate across a team
  • Transparent - Everyone knows what's behind the number
  • Flexible - Works across product, platform, and devops teams

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