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Fist of Five

A lightweight, quick way to estimate and reach group agreement: after a short discussion, each Scrum Team member simultaneously shows 1 to 5 fingers to indicate their stance, using the spread of votes to decide whether to proceed or talk more.

Key Points

  • Uses a 1–5 finger scale shown at the same time to avoid anchoring or bias.
  • 5 means strong support/confidence; 1 means major concern; mid-numbers show partial support.
  • Large variation prompts discussion and another round until alignment is achieved.
  • Works for agile estimation and for general decision and commitment checks.

Example

During Sprint Planning, the team reviews a user story. After clarifying questions, everyone votes with fingers: two members show 2 while others show 4–5. The team asks the low voters to explain risks, adjusts acceptance criteria, and revotes to converge on a shared estimate and commitment.

PMP Example Question

In a Scrum session, the facilitator asks team members to hold up 1 to 5 fingers at the same time to show their support for a proposed estimate. Which technique is being used?

  1. Wideband Delphi
  2. Fist of Five
  3. Planning Poker
  4. Dot Voting

Correct Answer: B — Fist of Five

Explanation: The 1–5 finger simultaneous vote is the hallmark of Fist of Five, used for quick estimation and consensus checks.

AI Systems with Claude, for Scrum Masters and Project Managers

Most AI pilots in project management do not fail on the model. They fail because somebody pointed the thing at a decision instead of at a task. This course is built around that distinction, and around the work that follows once you get it right.

Eight teaching sections, taught against one running project from the first lecture to the last. You watch a system get built, then you build the same one against your own sprint. Nothing here is a demo that works only on the example.

You finish with five working systems and you keep them. The sprint report machine turns your board export and standup notes into the report you currently write by hand. The retro intelligence system tells you what the team keeps saying, not just what it said this time. The stakeholder comms engine drafts the update in the register the audience expects. The backlog health monitor flags the quiet decay nobody has time to check for. The risk and dependency tracker follows the chains that actually bite.

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