Doggy Planning

Timing: 10 mins

Ingredients:

* 1 set of planning poker cards per participant. http://www.crisp.se/planningpoker/

Directions:

One at a time, show each of the following dogs and have participants vote by showing an estimate card:

* Chihuahua - estimates should be small
* Great Dane - estimates should be very large
* Golden Retriever - estimates should be medium or large
* Poodle - participants should ask for more information, e.g., is it a standard poodle or a toy poodle?
* Newfoundland - this is a lesser known dog; those who don’t know what it is should not vote and should instead ask questions
* Austrian Guildenbaur - this is a trick; the dog does not exist, so no estimates should be given

Learning Points:

* This exercise should get participants familiar with using the planning cards.
* Estimators should not be influenced by others.
* People should not vote on topics that are not clear. They should ask for clarification or if it is not in their domain, they should abstain.