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Planning poker (also called Scrum poker) is an estimation technique used by agile teams to size user stories and tasks. Each team member simultaneously reveals their estimate using a card from the Fibonacci sequence: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, or a question mark for uncertainty.
The simultaneous reveal is the key insight. It prevents anchoring bias - where the first estimate heard influences everyone else. When estimates differ significantly, the team discusses why, and those conversations almost always surface hidden complexity or misunderstood requirements.
Everyone votes at the same time. No one adjusts their estimate based on what the senior engineer said first.
A 2 and a 13 in the same round means something. That gap opens the right conversation before sprint planning locks in.
Quieter team members have an equal voice. Their card counts the same as anyone else's.
Discussing outlier estimates clarifies requirements, edge cases, and technical risks the team might have missed.
Estimate the stories going into the next sprint before committing to a scope. Planning poker turns a subjective question into a structured group conversation where everyone's knowledge contributes.
Size items before they reach the sprint so the team isn't estimating cold in planning. Regular refinement with planning poker keeps your backlog ready and avoids last-minute surprises.
When a story gets a 13 or 21, use that as a trigger to break it apart. Planning poker makes large, unclear items obvious without anyone having to be the one to call it out.
Host creates a room and shares the 6-character code with the team.
Everyone joins by entering their name - no account needed.
Host can claim the room to make it permanent and optionally set a password so only invited participants can join.
Host presents a story or pastes in a Jira ticket. Use the free Chrome extension to push tickets directly from Jira.
Each person picks a Fibonacci card: 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ?, or a coffee cup for "I need a break".
Host reveals all votes at once. If there are outliers, the team discusses before re-voting.
Host resets for the next story when the team agrees on an estimate.
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