PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Practice Exam

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What is the main function of Planning Poker in Agile methodology?

To assign roles and responsibilities to team members
To estimate team effort on user stories
To define project scope and deliverables
To create a project budget

The correct answer is: To estimate team effort on user stories

Planning Poker is primarily used to estimate the effort or complexity associated with user stories in Agile methodology. This technique engages the entire team in the estimation process, ensuring that various perspectives and insights are considered. Team members use cards with values (often based on the Fibonacci sequence) to represent their estimates, which helps facilitate discussion and reach a consensus on how much effort a story will take to implement. The collaborative nature of Planning Poker not only allows for a more accurate estimation but also enhances team communication and understanding of user story requirements. By fostering open dialogue and debate regarding estimates, it enables the team to refine their understanding of the work involved, which can lead to better planning and prioritization in future sprints. This method contrasts with more deterministic or singular approaches to estimation, where one person's view might dominate, thus not capturing the team's collective insight.