Question

Suppose there is a single parent case (feature or bug) called "Case 1". This case has two sub-cases called "Case A" and "Case B". The parent, Case 1, has no estimate except the summation of the estimates of its sub-cases. Both Cases A and B were estimated at 1h each, elapsed 1h each and are now Closed (Implemented). However, their parent, Case 1, remains open. Case 1 never had its own estimate and really only existed to represent a high-level requirement and to group all its sub-cases. Since all the sub-cases are closed, how does Evidence-Based Scheduling (EBS) handle this situation?

Does EBS add Case A and B to the estimator's historical track record because they are closed even though their parent case is still open?

Or must the parent case also be closed in order for EBS to start factoring Cases A and B into its predictions for this estimator's completion probabilities?

Answer 1

Reviewing another question in the exchange, the accepted answer by Brett Keifer seems like it addresses this question. Since parent / child relationships are ignored by EBS, this would imply that Cases A and B would be factored in the estimator's track record as soon as they are closed. Can someone confirm?

Answer 2

EBS is entirely unaffected by parent-child relationships. Each case is considered separately, so the "original estimator" (last person to enter an estimate before work began) for case A has his/her history affected by the actual time on now-closed case A, and the same for the original estimator for case B. Case 1 is ignored by EBS.