Estimates: original, actual and accuracy

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You will be able to

• Read original and actual estimates on any item
• Understand how days taken set actual story points
• Use the estimation accuracy report and its trend

Step by step

1. Original is kept Item › Estimate: original and actual
   The first points given to a story, or the first size given to an epic or feature, is kept as the original.
2. Actual from days taken Story › Estimate: original and actual
   When team work is done, its working days set the actual points: 1 day = 1, up to 3 = 3, up to 5 = 5, up to 8 = 8. If that differs, the estimate is updated and flagged.
3. Features and epics update themselves Feature or epic › Estimate: original and actual
   Their actual size comes from the story points underneath, across every product an epic reaches: a feature S up to 15, M up to 30, L up to 40; an epic S up to 60, M up to 150, L above. They update as work is broken down and done.
4. Report and trend Work › Reports › Estimation accuracy
   Every work type shows how much was on estimate, under or over; the trend shows if it is improving; flagged items are listed.

Try it yourself

Practise as Priya Shah in the demo.
View as Priya Shah. Open EPR core › Work › Reports and find the estimation accuracy table. Which story was most under-estimated, and how many working days did it take?

Open the demo as Priya Shah Password pulse-demo-2026. The demo resets every night.

The examples use a made-up healthcare organisation. DelPulse is not only for healthcare: it can be set up for any industry, with your own names for every portfolio, programme, product and team.

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Delivery team members · Product Managers and Product Owners · PMO and assurance