Use of Fibonacci Sequence in Project Estimation

Chandrashekhar Chauhan; Mayank Dakoliya; R K Sharma

doi:10.17485/IJST/v16i33.1534

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Use of Fibonacci Sequence in Project Estimation

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/IJST/v16i33.1534

Year: 2023, Volume: 16, Issue: 33, Pages: 2649-2652

Original Article

Use of Fibonacci Sequence in Project Estimation

Chandrashekhar Chauhan¹, Mayank Dakoliya^1*, R K Sharma²

¹Institute of Engineering and Technology, Indore, India
²Jawaharlal Nehru Smriti Govt. PG College, Shujalpur

*Corresponding Author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:21 June 2023, Accepted Date:25 July 2023, Published Date:08 September 2023

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Background: Estimation and planning are crucial for successful software development projects, ensuring project readiness and preventing potential issues. Planning poker, an effective estimation method for agile teams, combines professional judgment, analogy, and disaggregation for fast, accurate estimates. The estimation technique Planning Poker is frequently employed in agile software development. When submitting estimates, Planning Poker only uses specific numbers on its cards, such as 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40, and 100. This is inaccurately referred to in this work as a Fibonacci scale. Despite the frequent use of the Fibonacci scale in agile estimation, it is unknown how it influences the estimation process. Objectives: We conducted a study based on a software provider who estimates projects using a variety of estimation methods. Method: We used the planning poker technique for estimation. Findings: Using a Fibonacci scale as opposed to the conventional linear scale resulted in a median decrease in effort estimates. As the developer’s proficiency increased, the disparity between the effort estimates shrank. Novelty: For the purpose of estimating the project of a software development company that is presently in operation, we have utilized the currently available estimation method.

Keywords: Planning Poker; Effort Estimation; Fibonacci Sequence; Story Point; Fibonacci Scale

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