Agile Estimation and Planning Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of story points in Agile estimation?
Answer: To represent the relative effort, complexity, and risk of a user story
Story points represent the relative size of work, accounting for effort, complexity, and uncertainty rather than a fixed time estimate.
Which Agile estimation technique uses sequential rounds where team members simultaneously reveal their estimates?
Answer: Planning Poker
Planning Poker uses cards revealed simultaneously to avoid anchoring bias, then discussion occurs when estimates differ.
In Scrum, what does team velocity represent?
Answer: The average number of story points completed per sprint over recent sprints
Velocity is the average story points a team completes per sprint, used to forecast future sprint capacity.
What is the main goal of Sprint Planning in Scrum?
Answer: To define what can be delivered in the sprint and how the work will be achieved
Sprint Planning produces a Sprint Goal and Sprint Backlog by selecting items from the Product Backlog and defining how they will be completed.
What does 'Definition of Done' (DoD) establish in an Agile team?
Answer: A shared checklist of quality standards that must be met for work to be considered complete
The Definition of Done is a consistent set of criteria applied to every backlog item, ensuring a shared understanding of completeness across the team.
Which estimation technique groups backlog items into broad size categories such as Small, Medium, Large, and Extra-Large?
Answer: T-shirt sizing
T-shirt sizing uses clothing size labels to quickly categorize relative effort, making it useful for large backlogs or early roadmap planning.
What is capacity planning in the context of Scrum Sprint Planning?
Answer: Assessing the available working hours or effort team members can contribute in a sprint
Capacity planning accounts for actual team availability—considering vacations, meetings, and other commitments—to determine realistic sprint commitments.