Guide · How Poker-Planning.org works

How Poker-Planning.org Works

Poker-Planning.org is a lightweight online tool that lets Agile and Scrum teams run Planning Poker estimation sessions directly in the browser. No installation, no accounts and no payment are required.

1. Create a new session

To get started, open the homepage and click on “Start a free session”. This automatically creates a new Planning Poker room with a unique link.

Tip: You can create a new room for each refinement session or reuse the same link with the same team.

2. Invite your team

Copy the room link and share it with your teammates using chat, email or your collaboration tool (Slack, Teams, etc.). Anyone with the link can join the session from a modern browser.

No signup required for participants
Works on desktop, laptop and most tablets
Designed for distributed, remote and hybrid teams

3. Add or read user stories

Once your team has joined, you can start estimating user stories. The product owner or facilitator reads each story aloud and answers any questions before the team votes.

4. Vote using Planning Poker cards

Each participant chooses a card that represents their estimate. Poker- Planning.org uses a standard Fibonacci-like deck with values such as 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 as well as special cards like “?” for uncertainty.

5. Reveal all estimates at once

When everyone has picked a card, the facilitator triggers the reveal. All votes are shown at the same time so that no one can influence others beforehand.

6. Discuss differences and align

If there is a wide spread in estimates, the team discusses the reasons: missing information, hidden complexity, different assumptions or risks. After a short discussion, you can run another voting round and converge on a shared estimate.

7. Move to the next story

Repeat the process for each user story in your backlog refinement or sprint planning session until the team has estimated all relevant items.

Built for Agile estimation only

Poker-Planning.org is designed specifically for Agile estimation. It does not involve any gambling, betting or real money. The tool is focused only on supporting Scrum teams with Planning Poker.

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