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Should this team use story points or hours?

Answer from how you work today. You get a recommendation and a reason — not a formula that pretends points equal hours.

Stand: September 25, 2026 · No account required.

Two different jobs

Points vote

The team compares this story to ones they already finished. The number is relative.

Hours sum

Someone needs a calendar promise or a regulated timesheet. The number is clock time.

Is the team stable enough to compare work to past work?

Do you need a calendar date or hours promise for someone outside the team?

Are you comparing effort across unrelated teams?

Are hours required for billing or compliance?

Is most of the work new or uncertain rather than repeats of known work?

Answer every question to see the recommendation.

Where the numbers come from

Decision guide for facilitation practice. It does not convert points to hours — that invents precision the scales do not have.