Online planning poker for more inclusive sprints

Miro lets you add more structure to the estimation process, increase accuracy of your estimates, and give everyone a voice. Use the Estimation app and bring a common understanding of each task quicker than ever.
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Make your planning poker meeting more human

Miro’s Estimation app helps you run more inclusive sessions where everyone gets to cast their vote and have a say. Empower your team and avoid group thinking.

Why Miro is the perfect planning poker tool

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Estimates made easy

Let go of inaccurate estimates and time-consuming planning poker meetings. Miro’s native Scrum poker feature helps you to run estimates efficiently with just a few clicks, right on the board where you hold your Agile practices.
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Everything in one place

Run your planning poker session with sticky notes, cards, or bring Jira tasks onto your Miro board. To give more visual context, add design files or diagrams so everyone is on the same page and equipped to estimate.
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Collaborate meaningfully

Make the estimation poker process more inclusive by giving everyone the chance to vote, and empower individuals by sidestepping group thinking bias. Use Miro’s Estimation app to help you facilitate the session and easily guide everyone along the way.
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Share when you’re ready

Submit estimations anonymously and reveal when you’re ready. Start an agreement session to review the results, and focus on the tasks where team members disagree.
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No more context-switching

Remove the hassle of manually updating estimates in Jira and sync them with just one click. Gain agility when running your online planning poker with Miro’s many tool integrations.
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More than a planning poker tool

Miro’s innovation workspace empowers you to run your Agile practices, improve workflows, and keep your team’s progress in check. Create a space where teams get more done together.

Integrated with your favorite tools

Ideas, inspiration, and intel in full view. Visualize marketing campaigns and client and prospect info to take action, and track tasks and status updates for the team.
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How to run estimation poker in Miro

1. Add items to your board

Start by adding user stories or tasks from your product backlog to the board.

2. Start estimating

Use the Estimation app to choose tasks for the team to vote on.

3. Estimate and reveal

Have each team member privately estimate the effort needed for each task. Once everyone’s made their votes, the estimates will reveal at the same time to avoid bias.
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Planning poker tool FAQs

Is planning poker effective?

Planning poker is an Agile technique used by teams to estimate the amount of work required to complete a task. It’s an effective way to quickly reach a consensus on the effort required to complete a project. Having the right planning poker software or tool can help set you up for smooth estimation sessions.

Is planning poker free in Miro?

Yes! In Miro, you can run free online planning poker meetings, track your team’s progress, and plan for the sprint ahead.

What are the benefits of using planning poker?

Planning poker  — or estimation poker — encourages group collaboration, allowing everyone to come together and discuss what it will take for success. Instead of having one person predict the amount of time and resources needed, planning poker allows all members of a team to make individual estimates so that their collective opinion can be used in forming a cohesive plan. This allows team members to think independently while remaining connected as a whole. By providing multiple points of view on the approach, everyone also learns from each other in the process. Planning poker is especially useful in Scrum settings.

Who to include in planning poker meetings?

Planning poker meetings are a necessary step for any team pursuing larger projects. When planning out each step of the project, it is important to bring together the right players to ensure efficient work and collaboration. The ideal team includes the project manager, lead designers, product owners, and domain experts. Each of these roles offers a unique perspective on the project that helps to drive problem-solving and develop creative solutions.

What is the purpose of planning poker in Scrum?

Planning poker in Scrum frameworks helps team members reach a consensus and make decisions. It works by having each member of the team select one card which corresponds to a numerical value that expresses their level of confidence in the effort it will take to complete an item. During planning sessions, team members take turns revealing one of these cards, and eventually, a majority consensus occurs when enough individuals agree on how many points the task should be assigned. This helps ensure that an accurate estimate is created, ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget constraints.

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