Module 08

Question 1

What is Planning Poker

Answer 1

Scrum Technique

Scrum team estimates PBIs using a set of playing cards
-Cards have numbers corresponding to size of estimate

Numbers are typically are not sequential
-0, ½, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40, 100

Relative Measure of Size
-Tiny = ½, Small = 1, 2, 3, Medium = 5, 8, 13, Large = 20, 40, Epic = 100

Special Cards
-Infinity, ?, pi

Question 2

What happens if there isn’t a consensus during planning poker protocol?

Answer 2

• If the estimates are not the same, the team members engage in a focused discussion to expose assumptions and misunderstandings. Typically, we start by asking the high and low estimators to explain or justify their estimates.
• After the discussion, we return to card selection and repeat until consensus is reached.