Planning Game for offshore XP project

Sergey Andrjeevskiy

It is well known that software project success significantly depends on correct estimation. In the report ‘Planning Game for offshore XP project’ important practical details of Planning Game organization will be described. Though Extreme Programming Planning Game is considered most information will be useful for SCRUM and others types of agile projects too. Some advices for customization of PG in case of remote foreign customer will be presented.

The following questions will be reflected in the report:

• What is a Pre-Planning Game?
• Which estimation units are better?
• Which value of Load Factor should be used?
• How to arrange estimation by Planning Poker?
• What is the detailed PG schedule?
• PG customization in case of remote customer
• PG customization in case of language barrier
• Which important questions should be asked during the first PG?
• How should testing be estimated?
• Should we reserve additional time for refactoring/regression testing?
• What are the most typical errors during PG?
• When will the product be really ready for production?

Sergey Andrjeevskiy

Bio

Graduated from faculty of Physics of Saint-Petersburg State University in 1988. After graduation worked as a programmer and later as a software development manager. Since 2002 was working on management of XP (Extreme Programming) projects developed in Exigen Services for a big international corporation. Certified SCRUM Master, author of publications in agile area, creator of program for management of SCRUM and XP projects called ‘Sprintometer’.