Story Points

A relative unit of estimation used to size Product Backlog items.

Invented in XP. Used widely; debated frequently. SAFe defines a standard 1 story point ≈ 1 developer-day.

Across the Frameworks

Scrum

Informal

No estimation method prescribed.

SAFe

Native

Normalized story points across teams.

LeSS

Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

Nexus

Informal

Used colloquially, not framework-defined.

Present in Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, Nexus.