Estimating for sprint planning with Planning Poker
Sprint planning is where the team commits to the work for the next sprint. RevealSprint helps you estimate that work quickly and collaboratively with online Planning Poker, so your sprint planning meeting stays short and focused.
What is sprint planning?
Sprint planning is the Scrum event that kicks off a sprint. The team reviews the prioritized backlog, discusses each candidate item, estimates the effort, and decides how much it can realistically deliver. Good estimates are the foundation of a realistic sprint goal, and that is where Planning Poker helps.
Where Planning Poker fits in
During the meeting, the Product Owner presents each story and the team estimates it with Planning Poker. The simultaneous reveal surfaces hidden assumptions and risks before they become surprises mid-sprint. Comparing estimates against your historical velocity tells you how many points fit in the sprint.
Tips for faster sprint planning
Refine the backlog before the meeting, timebox discussion on each item, re-vote only when estimates diverge widely, and use the coffee card to call for a break. With RevealSprint's instant stats and consensus detection, the team spends less time tallying and more time aligning.
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Create or join a room
The host creates a room and shares the link or the code. Everyone joins from their browser.
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Pick the story to estimate
The host sets the current ticket — title and acceptance criteria — so everyone estimates the same thing.
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Vote and reveal together
Each member picks a card. When everyone has voted, the host reveals all cards at once and the stats appear.
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Agree, then copy the recap
If estimates diverge, discuss the outliers and vote again. Once you agree, copy the Markdown summary into the ticket and move on.