Planning Poker is a real-time estimation tool for Scrum teams. During Sprint Refinement or Planning ceremonies, team members independently vote on work item sizes using predefined scales. This eliminates anchoring bias and encourages discussion when estimates diverge.
Open the app and enter your username and password. The default admin credentials are:
Username: admin
Password: admin
Once logged in, you'll see the main header with:
| Role | Icon | Permissions |
|---|---|---|
| Admin | 👑 | Full access: manage users, create/close sessions, start voting, vote, export data |
| Session Manager | 📋 | Create/close sessions, add items, start/reveal voting, revote, vote |
| Voter | 🗳️ | Join sessions and cast votes |
Admins and Session Managers can create new sessions:
Click any session card on the dashboard to join it. You'll automatically appear in the participants list.
Managers can 🔒 Close a session to prevent further voting, or 🔓 Reopen it later. Closing a session preserves all voting history.
1 Add Items — The session manager types item titles and clicks ➕ Add to List
2 Start Voting — Click ▶️ Start Voting on a pending item
3 Cast Votes — All participants select a card from the scale
4 Reveal — The manager clicks 👁️ Reveal Votes to show results
5 Discuss — Review the statistics and individual votes
6 Continue — Either 🔄 Revote or 📥 Move to History
While voting is still in progress (⏳ Voting in progress...), you can click a different card to change your vote at any time.
After results are revealed, the manager can initiate a 🔄 Revote. The previous round's votes are archived, and a new round begins. The round counter increments (Round 2, Round 3, etc.).
| Scale | Values | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| 🔢 Fibonacci | 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89 | Story points (most common) |
| 📊 Modified Fibonacci | 0, ½, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40, 100 | More granular estimates |
| 👕 T-Shirt Size | XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL | High-level relative sizing |
| ⚡ Powers of 2 | 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 | Technical complexity |
| 🍽️ Effort Menu | 🍰🧁🍕🍔🥩🦃🐄🐘🏔️🌋 | Fun & intuitive sizing |
All scales include special cards: ❓ Not Sure and ☕ Break.
When votes are revealed, the following statistics are displayed:
Individual votes are shown as cards with each voter's avatar, name, and chosen value. Non-numeric votes (❓, ☕) are excluded from statistical calculations.
Click your name in the header to open Profile Settings where you can:
Only users with the Admin role can access the 👥 Admin panel.
admin user cannot be deleted or deactivated.
Click the 📥 button on any session card to download a JSON file containing:
Planning Poker 🃏 — Built for Scrum teams