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Agile Estimation & Planning
Empower your Product Ownership capability to drive value, alignment, and customer-centric innovation.
The Product Owner Masterclass by NextAgile is an enterprise-focused, practitioner-led learning program designed to build strategic product ownership capability. The workshop equips participants to bridge the gap between business vision and execution — driving value delivery, stakeholder alignment, and customer-centric innovation through Agile product practices.
Outcome-driven. Practitioner-led. Enterprise-aligned.
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Program Overview
Accurate estimation and effective planning are critical to delivering value consistently in complex enterprises. Without standardised approaches, teams struggle with prioritisation, forecasting, and aligning delivery with strategic goals.
This program addresses these challenges by helping participants gain practical insights into:
Agile Forecasting & Estimation Techniques
Master Story Points, Planning Poker, and
T-Shirt Sizing for accurate effort forecasting.
Outcome-Focused Planning
Translate strategic goals into achievable,
outcome-focused plans through iterative, data-driven cycles.
Adaptive Execution
Continuously refine estimates and plans using
feedback, velocity, and evolving priorities.
Delivered by experienced Agile consultants, the program combines interactive workshops, real-world simulations, and enterprise-focused advisory.
Enterprise Objectives
The Agile Estimation & Planning program enables organisations to:
- Increase accuracy and consistency in effort estimation across teams
- Improve prioritisation of work based on business value
- Enhance coordination across teams, programs, and portfolios
- Drive predictability, transparency, and informed decision-making
- Strengthen enterprise governance around Agile delivery
Program Structure
We design and deliver contextual immersive Agile learning programs for our clients to kickstart their agile adoption.
- Training Programs delivered by Hands-on Agile Practitioners
- Interactive learning methods with practical insights
- Customizable learning program by seasoned consultant and trainers
- Simulation and experiential learning
- Extensive Q&A session and application focus
- Post Training Agile Implementation support
2 Days Agile Estimation & Planning Workshop Outline
- Participants
- Familiarization with course material
- Familiarization with the protocols & timings
- Expectation setting and clarifications
- Scrum framework & Terminologies
- Scrum Roles, Ceremonies & Artefacts
- Predictability, Productivity & Timely delivery aspects
- Requirement Lifecycle in Scrum
- Understanding what can go in Product and Release Backlog
- Themes, Epics, Features and User Stories
- What is Product Backlog Refinement and who all participate?
- When to Split User Stories
- User Story splitting techniques
- User Story derivation along with acceptance criteria
- Definition of Done (DOD)
- Definition of Ready (DOR)
- Planning Flow
- Estimation Flow , Agile vs Traditional estimation
- Common estimation units - Time and Sizing
- Story Points and what is it?
- Story Point - Fibonacci Scale and Planning Poker ( Simulation )
- Complexity Bucketing method
- White Elephant Estimation
- Cone of Uncertainty
- T- Shirt sizing
- What is Velocity? - Understanding Velocity
- Velocity and Points
- Measuring Velocity
- How Velocity Helps with Planning?
- Estimating Initial Velocity
- Capacity Planning
- Iteration Capacity Map
- Building a Release Plan
- What is Release Planning?
- Sample Iteration and Release Plan
- Identify Milestones
- Understanding MVP
- How to fix Iteration duration?
- Fixed Time…Fixed Scope
- Steps for Planning Fixed Scope
- Buffered Planning
- Planning for Additional Iterations
- Iteration (Sprint) Planning
- Tracking and Communicating
- MVP and other release slicing in story map
- Dummy sprint planning
- Scope, Cost & Time identification during kickstart
- Building a timeline view / roadmap
- Gantt chart and Sprint planning
- Multi-Team Planning - Getting consensus between teams about the common value of a unit of estimation and how to create a common baseline
- Summarising Key Learning Takeaway
- Open Question and answer session
- Scenario based discussion
Delivery Format
Duration
2 day immersive program, configurable
for teams or enterprise rollout
Mode
Onsite, virtual, or blended delivery
Group Size
Up to 20 participants
Certification
Certificate of Completion from NextAgile
Who Should Participate?
Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Delivery Leads
Program and Portfolio Managers
Leadership overseeing planning and governance
L&D teams building enterprise Agile capability
Cross-functional teams responsible for execution and prioritisation
Business Outcomes
Enterprises implementing this program typically achieve
- More accurate and consistent effort estimation
- Improved sprint and release planning for predictable delivery
- Enhanced alignment between delivery teams and business objectives
- Faster identification and mitigation of risks and bottlenecks
- Better decision-making through transparent metrics and reporting
Participants also receive
- Estimation playbooks and planning templates
- AI-enabled estimation tools (optional)
- Post-program enablement resources and advisory support
- Certificate of Completion from NextAgile
Why Partner with NextAgile?
NextAgile combines enterprise Agile transformation expertise with practitioner-led facilitation. The Agile Estimation & Planning program ensures that teams and leadership can execute predictable, value-driven delivery at scale.
Differentiators:
- Enterprise-focused modules for team and leadership alignment
- Practitioner facilitators with hands-on estimation and planning experience
- Real-world simulations and scenario-based exercises
- Optional AI-enabled tools for predictive planning and reporting
- Post-program advisory support to embed practices sustainably
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Participants should have familiarity with Agile concepts or prior Scrum exposure.
Yes. Modules, simulations, and examples are tailored to reflect your organisation’s scale, industry, and delivery structure.
Yes. The program includes portfolio and program planning, dependency management, and cross-team alignment.
Yes. Participants receive a certificate of completion from NextAgile.
Yes. Optional AI-enabled techniques enhance backlog sizing, prioritisation, and predictive planning.
Drive Predictable Delivery Across Your Enterprise
The Agile Estimation & Planning program empowers your organisation to execute work efficiently, optimise value delivery, and create a culture of predictable, value-focused planning across teams and portfolios.
