The fast tracked storypoint-oracle (talk from AgileEE 2011)

The fast-trackedstorypoint oracle AgileEE 2011 Kiev, 23.09.2011 Sven Röpstorff @oedel

Planning Poker

Round 1 Planning just 2? 13 Poker 8 5 why 13? 5 User Story 8 8 2Let’s take 8! 8

Round 2 Planning 8 Poker8 55 User Story 85 5 8

Round 3 Planning 8 Poker8 88 User Story 88 8 8

Booooooring ...

... Database ... ... Architecture ...let me have a look ... wait, I’ll just ask ...

But ...

TeamEstimation Game

Team EstimationS3 2 Game S1 Round 1

Team EstimationS3 Game S1 S2 Round 1

Team Estimation GameS3S1 S2 Round 1

Team Estimation GameS2S1S3 Round 1

Team Estimation GameS2S1S3 Round 2

Team Estimation13 Game85 S23 S12 S31 Round 2

How much time do these animals need to move 100m in their natural environment? (no more than 6 categories, please)

Rules Round 1 All backlog items are available on a heap First participant puts the top item on the table Second participant puts the second item above/below/next to the ﬁrst one From now on an item may be moved instead of placing a new one Round 2All participants look at the result. Each participant is entitled to move items with a short explanation

Debrief Team Estimation Game•Estimate stories in relation to each other•At the beginning there are no story points involved•Find a base ﬁrst, then go from there•Discuss afterwards•Much faster than Planning Poker

Magic Estimation(based on Afﬁnity Estimation by Lowell Lindstrom)

MagicXS Estimation L S XL Round 1 (silencio)M XXL

MagicXS Estimation L S XL Round 2M XXL

How much time do these animals need to move 100m in their natural environment? (no more than 6 categories, please)

Rules Round 1 (Silencio)Each participant gets a few items from the backlog and puts them next to the provided sizes Round 2 All participants look at the result. Each participant is entitled to move items with a short explanation

Debrief Magic Estimation•Estimate in parallel, not sequentially•Find a base ﬁrst, then go from there•Discuss afterwards•Much faster than Planning Poker

‘Whenever there is a hardjob to be done I assign it toa lazy man; he is sure to ﬁndan easy way of doing it.’ Walter Chrysler

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The fast tracked storypoint-oracle (talk from AgileEE 2011)

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