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All in! Bet properly on Planning Poker
Its name probably reminds you of the famous card game, but planning poker is indeed an Agile estimation method. Agile teams use it to estimate the effort needed to implement a user story. Discover in this article the process of planning poker and how this technique can help your team to make more accurate estimates.
Imagine you want to remodel the kitchen of your new home. The contractor who will carry out the work gives you an estimate of its duration and cost. However, you regret your decision two months later, because the project has exceeded the planned deadline as well as its initial budget.
When a person gives you his opinion, only his opinion and his expertise are to be taken into account. However, things get more complicated when several people with different backgrounds are involved: obtaining a more precise and balanced estimate of the work to be done becomes essential.
The Agile method of planning poker consists of estimation based on consensus.
What is planning poker?
Planning poker is an estimation method that helps your Agile team determine the effort required to process a user story from the…
