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Project Management & Agile · Intermediate

Affinity Estimating

Technique of quickly grouping many items into size categories by placing them relative to one another.

Definition

Team members silently place cards on a wall along a size scale, then adjust and discuss. It handles large backlogs quickly.

Example

120 backlog items are grouped into Fibonacci buckets in an hour.

Exam tip

Use for estimating a large number of items quickly.

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