Why this tool exists
Estimation is most useful when it exposes different assumptions. A developer may notice an integration risk, a tester may see several edge cases, and a product specialist may know that the requirement is still unclear. Planning poker gives those perspectives a structured moment to surface before the team commits to a number.
Simple Plan Poker is designed around that moment. It does not attempt to replace a backlog, project-management platform, or team discussion. It provides a shared room, hidden votes, a synchronized reveal, and a reset button so the team can keep its attention on the work being estimated.
What the application provides
- Temporary rooms that can be joined through an invite link or room code.
- Hidden voting until the facilitator reveals the estimates.
- Fibonacci-style, ordinal, and decimal ordinal estimation decks.
- Real-time participant, vote, reveal, reset, and room-closure updates.
- A remembered display name and recent-room list stored in the current browser.
Intentional limitations
Rooms are designed for active sessions, not permanent records. Current room state lives in server memory and can disappear when the application restarts. The app does not store backlog items, meeting notes, or historical estimates. Teams that need an audit trail should record the agreed estimate in their normal project system.
How the guidance is produced
Simple Plan Poker is an independent tool, not an official Scrum or Google product. Its learning material is written for facilitators and delivery teams, then checked against the behavior of the application so instructions do not promise features the room does not provide. Examples distinguish observed facts, team choices, and open assumptions instead of presenting one estimation convention as a universal rule.
Guidance is reviewed when the application workflow changes and dated when a substantive review is completed. Corrections and practical feedback are welcome through the contact page. Last substantive content review: 10 August 2026.
Learn more
The planning poker guide explains how to prepare and facilitate a session. The estimation scales guide explains when each available deck is useful.