Estimating Techniques for Agile Projects

Overview

This StormWind Bytes course teaches Agile estimation techniques including story points, relative estimation, Planning Poker, and T-shirt sizing. You’ll learn how to estimate user stories, track team velocity, and use estimates for planning and forecasting.

This course is for Agile teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and project managers involved in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and forecasting. It’s also useful for anyone who wants to improve predictability and planning accuracy in Agile projects.

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

Ashley Hunt, Project Management, AI and ChatGPT, CompTIA, End-User Training

COURSE DIFFICULTY

Beginner

COURSE DURATION

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Understand and implement relative estimation to improve team alignment and forecasting accuracy
Distinguish between complexity and effort in estimation and apply this understanding to user stories and technical tasks
Estimate technical debt, bugs, spikes, and support work within Agile frameworks
Facilitate effective backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions using strategic estimation approaches
Identify and avoid common pitfalls in Agile estimation, such as overcommitment and inconsistent sizing
Leverage estimation as a collaborative tool to drive conversation, improve predictability, and enhance team performance

This course is for Agile teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and project managers involved in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and forecasting.

None

01. Estimation Basics and Methods

What Are Story Points?
Relative Estimation: Why It Works in Agile
Estimating with Planning Poker
T-Shirt Sizing Technique
Affinity Estimating and Grouping Stories

02. Estimating Complexities and Pitfalls

Estimating vs. Committing in Agile
Complexity vs. Effort in Estimation
Using Historical Velocity for Planning
Ideal Days vs. Story Points
Estimating Technical Debt
Story Completion Ratios
Re-estimating During Backlog Refinement
Estimating Bugs, Spikes, and Support Work
Common Pitfalls in Agile Estimating
Team Estimating vs. Individual Estimating

03. Strategic Estimation Approaches

How to Estimate Epics and Features
Using Estimation to Drive Conversation
Splitting User Stories for Better Estimation
Velocity Tracking and Forecasting
The Role of the Product Owner in Estimation
Estimating in Scaled Agile Environments

SKILLS LEARNED

Skills Learned

After completing this online training course, students will be able to:

Understand and implement relative estimation to improve team alignment and forecasting accuracy
Distinguish between complexity and effort in estimation and apply this understanding to user stories and technical tasks
Estimate technical debt, bugs, spikes, and support work within Agile frameworks
Facilitate effective backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions using strategic estimation approaches
Identify and avoid common pitfalls in Agile estimation, such as overcommitment and inconsistent sizing
Leverage estimation as a collaborative tool to drive conversation, improve predictability, and enhance team performance

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is for Agile teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and project managers involved in backlog grooming, sprint planning, and forecasting.

PREREQUISITES

None

COURSE OUTLINE

01. Estimation Basics and Methods

What Are Story Points?
Relative Estimation: Why It Works in Agile
Estimating with Planning Poker
T-Shirt Sizing Technique
Affinity Estimating and Grouping Stories

02. Estimating Complexities and Pitfalls

Estimating vs. Committing in Agile
Complexity vs. Effort in Estimation
Using Historical Velocity for Planning
Ideal Days vs. Story Points
Estimating Technical Debt
Story Completion Ratios
Re-estimating During Backlog Refinement
Estimating Bugs, Spikes, and Support Work
Common Pitfalls in Agile Estimating
Team Estimating vs. Individual Estimating

03. Strategic Estimation Approaches

How to Estimate Epics and Features
Using Estimation to Drive Conversation
Splitting User Stories for Better Estimation
Velocity Tracking and Forecasting
The Role of the Product Owner in Estimation
Estimating in Scaled Agile Environments

Estimating Techniques for Agile Projects

Overview

Skills Learned

Understand and implement relative estimation to improve team alignment and forecasting accuracy

Distinguish between complexity and effort in estimation and apply this understanding to user stories and technical tasks

Estimate technical debt, bugs, spikes, and support work within Agile frameworks

Facilitate effective backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions using strategic estimation approaches

Identify and avoid common pitfalls in Agile estimation, such as overcommitment and inconsistent sizing

Leverage estimation as a collaborative tool to drive conversation, improve predictability, and enhance team performance

Skills Learned

Understand and implement relative estimation to improve team alignment and forecasting accuracy

Distinguish between complexity and effort in estimation and apply this understanding to user stories and technical tasks

Estimate technical debt, bugs, spikes, and support work within Agile frameworks

Facilitate effective backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions using strategic estimation approaches

Identify and avoid common pitfalls in Agile estimation, such as overcommitment and inconsistent sizing

Leverage estimation as a collaborative tool to drive conversation, improve predictability, and enhance team performance

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