Essentials
“The estimates are a useful by-product, if your organisation values such things, but actually the most important benefit you get from planning poker is the conversation.”
Playing planning poker exploits physicality, consensus and team collaboration to improve agile estimates.
And it's a fun way to get the work done.
Buy, make or take a set of cards.
Numbered each with story points, Fibonacci sequenced or not.
Each player is dealt cards with every number for each hand.
To play a hand, all reveal a card with their private estimate then discuss
outliers.
Until consensus - or timebox - repeat.