From a00580d01d3cd54763c8e82ba596cc0e8d1916e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noah Talerman <47070608+noahtalerman@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:58:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Handbook: T-shirt sizes (#30244) - @noahtalerman: This way, when T-shirt sizes are used at Fleet, all contributors understand the rough level-of-effort --- handbook/company/product-groups.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/handbook/company/product-groups.md b/handbook/company/product-groups.md index cc9cddf4ac..7f4cf11f5d 100644 --- a/handbook/company/product-groups.md +++ b/handbook/company/product-groups.md @@ -245,6 +245,20 @@ Anyone in the product group can initiate an air guitar session. - Keep it open for future consideration. - Discard if it is invalidated through the process. +#### T-shirt sizing (capacity planning) + +T-shirt sizes represent a rough estimate on the effort required to complete a task for a given team. Sometimes, T-shirt sizes are used to understand the level-of-effort before the task has gone through drafting. + +[Estimation points](https://fleetdm.com/handbook/company/communications#estimation-points) are used if a task has already gone through drafting. + +| T-shirt size | Time | +|:---|:-----------------------------| +| XS | ≤1 week for 1 contributor | +| S | 1 sprint for 1 contributor | +| M | 1 sprint for 2 contributors | +| L | 1 sprint for the whole team | +| XL | >1 sprint for the whole team | + ### Implementing