Planning Poker Cards Prototype Deck
Finally.... I have finished a full suit of Thirsty Bear Software Planning Poker cards:
OK, it's still a prototype built from laminated pouches, inkjet printouts and a lot of patience, but they make a huge difference to the flow of a Planning Game. Even using a small subset (0, 1, 2, 3 and '?') has a significant impact by removing the "follow the leader" behaviour that conventional planning encourages.
Now to find a printer that can supply a small run as "real" playing cards.....
OK, it's still a prototype built from laminated pouches, inkjet printouts and a lot of patience, but they make a huge difference to the flow of a Planning Game. Even using a small subset (0, 1, 2, 3 and '?') has a significant impact by removing the "follow the leader" behaviour that conventional planning encourages.
Now to find a printer that can supply a small run as "real" playing cards.....
Chris,
ReplyDeleteJust started looking at this style of planning in our company, and wondered if you ever found a "professional solution" for producing planning poker cards ?
The only sets I see are from the US (high shipping) and I'm convinced I can find a bunch of "cards with numbers" for a reasonable price in the UK !
Cheers,
Ben
Unfortunately this is still 'pending', but I intend to get decks out there within a month or so after a rebranding exercise.
ReplyDeleteWatch this space!
How about using a couple of decks of Wot cards... you know, the kids game?
ReplyDeleteStill watching this space...
ReplyDeleteReally don't want to pay $30 shipping for a $2.50 pack of cards! :)
May have to make my own with the laminator...
Hi Karl
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I'm still looking for a printer that can do small (tiny by most standards) run of quality cards without a huge overhead. If there's enough interest I might do a larger run - I'll do some numbers and post it to gauge interest & see if I can break even.
They look great but probably the cost of transport will be to much
ReplyDeleteI think this project is well and truly parked. Aside from not being able to find a printer able to produce quality small runs for a sensible price, I am finding I am getting more benefits from using a flow-based approach to planning that doesn't need such involved estimation (yes, it's even more lightweight!). I'll write about this over Christmas inbetween turkey and mince pies....
ReplyDeleteSince I ended up here looking for exactly this, I thought I'd share my solution: http://uk.moo.com/design-templates/business-cards/pack/poker-place.html
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