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<B><FONT face="Gill Sans"><FONT color="#000000"><FONT size="+3">XP Practices<BR>
</B></FONT></FONT></FONT><UL><B><FONT face="Gill Sans"><FONT color="#000000"><FONT size="+1">Planning (Iteration)</B></FONT></FONT></FONT></UL></TD>
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<LI><B><FONT face="Gill Sans"><FONT color="#000000"><FONT size="+1">Plan for one to four week time-frame<BR>
<LI>Customer presents work to do<BR>
<LI>More detailed estimates by developers<BR>
<LI>Estimates and work velocity based on recent history<BR>
<LI>Project steering every few weeks<BR>
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<UL><LI>Cards presented in an iteration do not have to match what was estimated during a release plan.
<LI>As we continually estimate new tasks, our recent history allows our estimates to be based on what we've learned.
<LI>A card is "an invitation to a conversation".</UL>
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