Stop Blaming Estimation. Start Fixing the Org.

Here's a pattern I've seen play out dozens of times. A team estimates a feature at 5 story points. Low complexity, clear requirements, well-understood domain. By every estimation framework, it's a small task. It ships three weeks later. The team gets blamed for bad estimation. Leadership pushes for better grooming, more detailed breakdowns, tighter story points. The team tries harder. Next sprint, the same thing happens. The estimate was never the problem. Estimation does what it's supposed to d