PMI-ACP Agile Planning & Estimation Flashcards

In agile estimation, what unit is commonly used to represent the relative size or complexity of a user story?

Answer: Story Points

Story points are a relative unit of measure used in agile to estimate the effort, complexity, and uncertainty of user stories.

Which agile estimation technique involves team members simultaneously revealing their estimates to avoid anchoring bias?

Answer: Planning Poker

Planning Poker uses simultaneous card reveals so that individual estimates are not influenced by what others say first, reducing anchoring bias.

What is the primary purpose of a Release Plan in agile projects?

Answer: To provide a high-level view of when features will be delivered over multiple iterations

A Release Plan maps out which product backlog items are expected to be delivered across future iterations to achieve a release goal.

Velocity in agile is calculated as:

Answer: The average number of story points completed per iteration

Velocity is the average amount of work (in story points) a team completes per sprint, used for forecasting future sprints.

Which type of agile planning focuses on a single iteration and determines what the team will work on during that timebox?

Answer: Iteration Planning

Iteration (or sprint) planning determines which backlog items the team will work on and how they will accomplish the work in the upcoming iteration.

In agile projects, what is a 'spike' used for?

Answer: To time-box research or exploration to reduce uncertainty in a user story

A spike is a time-boxed investigation or research task used to gain knowledge needed to reduce risk or uncertainty before estimating or implementing a story.