Study CAPM Iterations, Estimation, Planning, and Releases: key concepts, common traps, and exam decision cues.
This chapter explains how adaptive planning works once the backlog is real enough to manage. CAPM usually tests whether you can estimate comparatively, choose realistic iteration scope, and connect short-cycle planning to broader release intent without pretending adaptive work has fixed long-range certainty.
The exam usually does not reward mechanical slogans such as “agile means estimate less” or “shorter iterations are always better.” It rewards judgment. You need to know why relative sizing is useful, what planning poker is really trying to surface, how capacity and velocity interact, and how release planning stays adaptive without becoming a disguised predictive baseline.
Use these sections in order. Start with relative sizing and consensus estimation, then move into iteration goals, capacity, and scope choices, and finish with release planning and cadence tradeoffs as the bridge between near-term delivery and broader value timing. If a scenario mixes urgency, limited availability, and evolving priorities, this chapter helps you identify the strongest planning response.