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What is planning poker estimation technique used for?
Planning poker is also referred to as Agile Poker. It is a group estimation technique often used by agile teams to estimate the amount of effort or relative size of development goals in software development.
Who votes in planning poker?
A poker planning, or scrum poker session involves product owners or customers, and editors. The session begins with each estimator holding a deck of value-based cards ranging in sequence. We recommend the following: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40 and 100.
How is planning poker used in Agile planning?
Planning Poker is an agile estimating and planning technique that is consensus based. To start a poker planning session, the product owner or customer reads an agile user story or describes a feature to the estimators. Each estimator is holding a deck of Planning Poker cards with values like 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20,…
How is the Fibonacci sequence used in planning poker?
Fibonacci sequence and Planning Poker Planning Poker uses of the Fibonacci sequence to assign a point value to a feature or user story. The Fibonacci sequence is a mathematical series of numbers that was introduced in the 13th century and used to explain certain formative aspects of nature, such as the branching of trees.
When do you repeat the poker planning process?
The poker planning process is repeated until consensus is achieved or until the estimators decide that agile estimating and planning of a particular item needs to be deferred until additional information can be acquired.
What are the values of the Planning poker cards?
Each estimator is holding a deck of Planning Poker cards with values like 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40 and 100, which is the sequence we recommend. The values represent the number of story points, ideal days, or other units in which the team estimates.