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Comment by snarfy | Hacker News Reader

Backlog tickets should have a cost range field and potential value range field.

    Title: FizzBuzz copilot
    Description: ... 
    Cost: $50,000-$150,000
    Potential Value:  $3000-$5000

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I've done this, though having even a range of numbers draws hyperfixation and scales poorly. Something relative (like $ = we could eat it and not blink but would rather not, $$$$ = this rescues the quarter) is enough.

I've always been a fan of the scale of "T-shirt size estimates"

In most cases it's almost impossible to quantify improvements in dollar amount like this except after the fact.

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