PK0-005 Tools and Documentation Practice Question
During sprint planning, the team uses a technique where each member privately selects a card representing a number of story points for a user story. After revealing, they discuss discrepancies. This technique is known as:
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the confusion between planning poker and the Delphi technique, both of which use anonymity, but only planning poker uses story point cards during sprint planning.
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Planning poker
Planning poker is an agile estimation technique where each team member privately selects a card representing a number of story points for a user story, then all cards are revealed simultaneously and discrepancies are discussed to reach consensus. The private selection prevents anchoring bias, and the discussion surfaces differing assumptions about complexity and effort. This matches the scenario described exactly.
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Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Pairs programming
Why it's wrong here
Pair programming is two developers sharing one workstation writing code together, involving no estimation cards or story points. It is tempting as another agile practise, and would be correct when the goal is continuous code review and knowledge sharing during development rather than sizing work in sprint planning.
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Planning poker
Why this is correct
Planning poker has each team member privately choose a card showing story points, then reveal simultaneously and discuss divergent estimates until consensus forms. This matches the stem's private-selection-then-discussion sequence exactly, distinguishing it from other estimation techniques such as affinity estimating or T-shirt sizing.
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T-shirt sizing
Why it's wrong here
T-shirt sizing assigns relative sizes (small, medium, large) rather than numeric story points, so it cannot produce the card values described. It is tempting because it is also a relative estimation technique used in agile planning, and would be correct when the team wants coarse, non-numeric sizing early in backlog refinement.
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Delphi technique
Why it's wrong here
The Delphi technique gathers anonymous expert estimates through successive written rounds with a facilitator, not simultaneous card reveals by the whole team. It is tempting as another consensus-building estimation method, and would be correct for forecasting when experts are geographically dispersed and cannot meet face to face.
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