Planning Poker
An estimation technique used in Agile software development where team members assign story points to tasks through consensus-based discussion.
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“estimation techniques”
Story Points
A unit of measure used in Agile project management to estimate the relative effort required to complete a user story or task.
Fibonacci Sequence
A series of numbers where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, creating a pattern found in nature and various fields.
Fibonacci Agile Estimation
A technique used in agile project management where tasks are estimated using the Fibonacci sequence to reflect the uncertainty and complexity of work.
T-Shirt Sizing
A relative estimation technique used in Agile project management to quickly assess the size and complexity of tasks by assigning them T-shirt sizes (e.g., small, medium, large).
Sales Forecasting
The process of estimating future sales based on historical data, trends, and market analysis.
Planning Fallacy
A cognitive bias where individuals underestimate the time, costs, and risks of future actions while overestimating the benefits.
Monte Carlo Simulation
A statistical technique that uses random sampling and statistical modeling to estimate mathematical functions and simulate systems.
Cross Validation
A statistical method used to assess the generalizability of a model to unseen data, involving partitioning a dataset into subsets for training and validation.