Note: You must have Administer projects permissions to edit or delete estimates created by other users.
As teams track work over time, outdated values or accidental errors can occasionally slip into estimate calculations. Space admins can modify or delete existing estimates to keep data accurate while maintaining complete transparency through audit history.
How to Edit an Estimate
To modify an estimate, follow these steps:
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Open the work item containing the estimate you want to modify.
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Go to the Estimate log located in the Activity section:
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Click the Edit button next to the estimate entry. A pop-up window will appear:
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Update the values in the Estimate pop-up window and click Save. (Clicking Cancel will close the window without saving.)
Once saved, the estimate will display an Edited tag. Hovering over this tag reveals the entry's full revision history:
How to Delete an Estimate
To remove a no longer needed estimate, do the following:
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Open the work item containing the estimate you want to delete.
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Go to the Estimate log located in the Activity section.
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Click the Delete button next to the estimate entry.
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Confirm the deletion in the pop-up window:
Once deleted, the estimate is excluded from all space calculations and removed from active logs.