5. The system of claim 1 wherein one of the plurality of user stories provides a basis for the respective priority associated with each of the other of the plurality of user stories.
1. A system for monitoring software project development, the system comprising: a communication interface that receives, via one or more networks, information included in communications regarding the project development; a processor and memory that are integrated to: identify from the information a plurality of user stories for completion during development and a plurality of resources associated with each of the plurality of user stories; estimate a priority of each of the plurality of user stories; assign a value to each of the plurality of user stories, the assigned value representing an amount of effort needed to complete the respective user story; provide a threshold based on the resources and development based on the assigned value based on the organizational priorities of the development; monitor the burndown of each of the plurality of user stories, estimated priority and assigned value in the memory as ones of the plurality of user stories are completed as compared to the provided threshold; calibrate a difference in the assigned value of each of the plurality of user stories using a central calibration within an organization; and update a product backlog of user stories with the user story's associated calibrated assigned value and adjust resources associated with each of the plurality of user stories in the product backlog; and a display device for displaying the status of the project development based on a plurality of user stories remaining in the product backlog as compared to a plurality of completed user stories.