Estimate story points together in real time. Everyone votes simultaneously with Fibonacci cards - no anchoring bias, no groupthink, no sign-up required.
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Planning poker (also called Scrum poker) is a consensus-based estimation technique used by agile teams to size user stories or backlog items. Each participant holds a hand of cards representing Fibonacci numbers (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21) plus question mark and coffee cards. Everyone selects a card in secret, then all cards are revealed simultaneously.
The simultaneous reveal is what makes it work. When nobody can see what others are choosing, estimates are independent. Outliers spark the most useful conversations - a 2 and a 13 on the same story almost always means someone knows something the rest of the room does not.
Everyone votes at the same time. Nobody can anchor to the senior engineer's number or the product owner's optimism before they have formed their own estimate.
A 2 and a 13 on the same story is a signal, not a problem. It means someone understands the complexity that others missed - and that conversation is exactly what you need before committing.
Quieter team members are just as likely to surface a critical insight as the loudest person in the room. Every voice gets an equal card.
Discussing outlier estimates forces the team to align on scope, assumptions, and acceptance criteria - before the sprint starts, not during it.
Estimate the stories you are about to commit to. Catching a misunderstood requirement now costs minutes. Catching it mid-sprint costs days.
Size items before they hit sprint planning so the meeting stays focused on commitment, not discovery.
When a story gets a 13 or a 21, use poker to explore whether it can be split. The discussion almost always reveals a natural seam.
Host creates a room and shares the 6-character code with the team.
Everyone joins by entering their name - no account needed.
Host sets the ticket or topic for the round. The Jira Chrome extension lets you push a ticket directly from Jira.
Each person privately selects a Fibonacci card representing their estimate.
Host reveals all votes at once. The average and vote breakdown appear immediately.
If there is high variance, the team discusses. Outliers explain their reasoning. Then everyone re-votes.
Host resets for the next round. Repeat until the backlog is estimated.
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