A Workshop to learn CrumbScale
Just finished putting together the CrumbScale effort estimation workshop and the first one is scheduled for the end of the November. All the material is bilingual for French and English sessions.
CrumbScale is a new Agile method for estimating effort in points and this is one mor way of learning. The workshop can scale up for a group of 40 participants divided in 5 teams of 8 people. In this collaborative and hands on workshop, the participants will learn the following:
- Using CrumbScale to estimate a backlog effort
- Sprint planning using CrumbScale
- Estimating effort of new stories using the CrumbScale rapid-estimation tool
- Planning and achieving predictability with CrumbScale
Book your session now at RallyPointBacklog.com
Here is a little info about CrumbScale. It improves on the popular Agile estimation methods by:
- Removing confusion from points estimation
- Remaining precise over time
- Removing the need for re-estimation
- Reducing estimation time
- Supporting more robust predictability and planning.
In short, CrumbScale delivers what point estimation has always promised.
Instead of estimating each Story one at a time, CrumbScale distributes the effort Points in a two step process involving all of the Stories. CrumbScale has no need for reference Stories to initiate the “estimation” process and thus gets rid of "points vs hours" confusion. As an extra benefit, once the initial point distribution is done, a byproduct is the creation of a rapid estimation tool used for all future estimation in the project.
You can get started with this new estimation method by downloading the free cheat-sheet at CrumbScale.com and get the deeper look (including troubleshooting and expert tips) by reading the Rally-Point Backlog book available on Amazon.