Do participants need an account?
No. A participant joins with a room code or invite link and chooses a display name for the active session.
Are votes private?
Votes remain hidden from the other participants until the facilitator reveals them. After reveal, the room shows each participant’s selected value so the team can discuss the differences.
How long does a room exist?
Rooms are intended for active estimation sessions. Room state is held in server memory and can disappear when the application restarts or the server process is recycled. Record agreed estimates in your normal backlog.
What does My Rooms store?
The app stores recent room codes and participant identifiers in the current browser’s localStorage. It also remembers the display name used in that browser. You can remove this information by clearing site data.
Which deck should our team use?
Fibonacci-style is a good default when uncertainty grows with item size. Ordinal decks provide evenly spaced choices, and the decimal ordinal deck provides half steps for teams that genuinely need finer distinctions. Compare them in the estimation scales guide.
What should we do when estimates are far apart?
Ask the highest and lowest voters to explain their assumptions. Discuss newly identified scope, risks, and dependencies, then vote again. Persistent disagreement may mean the item needs investigation or splitting.
Can a facilitator change the deck during a room?
Yes, before votes are revealed. Changing the active deck clears existing votes so every participant estimates using the same set of cards.
Why can a room disappear?
The current application uses an in-memory room store. This keeps temporary sessions simple, but a server restart removes active rooms. A room also closes when its facilitator ends the session.
Where can I report a problem?
Use the contact page for support and feedback. Include the room code and what happened, but do not send confidential project details or passwords.