Practical guides on agile estimation — from your first vote to a stable team velocity
Planning poker is a consensus-based estimation technique used by agile and scrum teams to size work before a sprint. Instead of one person guessing how long something will take, the whole team estimates together — revealing their cards at the same moment so no single voice anchors the discussion. The guides below explain the ideas behind the technique and how to get reliable estimates out of every session.
Estimate with an AI Teammate
Let an AI agent join your planning poker room and estimate alongside the team — including sizing work in AI tokens — with a rationale everyone sees on reveal. How it works and how to connect one for free.
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Estimating in AI Tokens
As AI agents write more of the code, some teams are sizing work in tokens instead of story points. What token estimation means, how the deck works, and how to turn an estimate into an approximate compute cost.
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How Planning Poker Works
The full walkthrough: why teams estimate together, how simultaneous reveals remove anchoring bias, and how to run a session from first vote to consensus.
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How Sprint Retrospectives Work
The end-of-sprint meeting that keeps teams improving: private cards, a simultaneous reveal, dot voting, and action items with owners. How each phase works and how to run retros people don't dread.
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What Are Story Points?
Story points measure relative effort and complexity rather than hours. Learn why teams prefer them, how the Fibonacci scale works, and how velocity drives sprint planning.
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Why Estimation Matters
Estimates are not promises — they are a tool for prioritisation and planning. See how shared estimates help product owners weigh value against complexity.
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The Definition of Ready
Estimating a vague story produces numbers nobody trusts. Learn the checklist that tells you a story is ready to bring into a planning session.
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About Scrum Points
What this free planning poker tool is, who built it, and the design principles behind a no-login, real-time estimation app for agile teams.