Planning poker guides
Planning poker is a short meeting with a lot of bad tooling around it. These guides are the notes I wish I had before I built Pointing Space: what planning poker is , how story point voting works , and how to run the estimation meeting .
The rest is the stuff that actually stalls a room. Fibonacci versus T-shirt sizes , how a scrum master keeps the session clean , planning poker versus estimating inside Jira , and a room without ads, logins, or VPN drama .
Read them in any order. They are written for the person running the meeting, not for a certification exam. When you want to try the steps, create a room on Pointing Space and share the link. No account, no install.
How to use this
If you have never pointed, start with what it is, then the voting loop. If you already run the meeting, skip to the scale or the Jira piece. I wrote these in the same voice as the app: short, practical, no course.
Pointing Space is the table I use for the session. Open a room, share the link, vote, reveal. The guides are the meeting around that table.
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What is planning poker? A practical take for scrum teams
Planning poker explained for managers, scrum masters, and BAs—why private votes and a shared reveal still beat arguing in a meeting.
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Planning poker without ads, logins, or VPN drama
A free planning poker room in the browser: no ads, no login wall, no install. Why corporate VPNs block other tools—and how this one stays simple.
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How scrum masters run a clean estimation session
Facilitator tips for scrum masters and BAs: keep the room moving, use private votes, and stop the loudest voice from setting every story point.
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Fibonacci vs T-shirt sizes for story points
When to use Fibonacci planning poker vs T-shirt sizes—practical deck advice for teams that estimate effort without overthinking the scale.
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Planning poker vs estimating inside Jira
When to run planning poker in a live room versus typing story points straight into Jira—and how a browser room fits a Jira workflow.
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How to run a story point estimation meeting
A practical agenda for story point estimation meetings: prep, private votes, reveal, and when to split work—built for scrum teams online.
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How story point voting works
How story point voting works in planning poker: private cards, shared reveal, discussion of outliers, and when to revote or split—without treating points like hours.