Planning Poker

Planning Poker is at technique used in relative estimation that uses the entire team to contribute to the estimated work effort. During this group exercise, each member of the team has a set of cards that have story point values on them. The stories are presented and then each team member submits the card that has the value of story points that they feel is how much effort is required to deliver the story. The process is repeated until consensus is reached for each story.

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According to the Agile Extension to the BABOK Guide (preview),

Planning Poker. At technique used in relative estimation that uses the entire team to contribute to the estimated work effort. During this group exercise, each member of the team has a set of cards that have story point values on them. The stories are presented and then each team member submits the card that has the value of story points that they feel is how much effort is required to deliver the story. The process is repeated until consensus is reached for each story.