Planning Poker Template
Async Estimation
Estimate stories without scheduling a meeting
Send estimation requests to your team and let them vote on their own schedule — no meeting required. Async voting removes timezone friction for distributed teams and gives introverts time to think before committing to an estimate. Results are revealed when everyone has voted or the deadline passes, then discussed in a brief sync if there are outliers.
Deck type
fibonacci
Duration
24–48 hours (async window)
Team size
3–12 people
Estimation focus
Effort without time pressure
Steps
- 01Create an async session and add stories with descriptions
- 02Set a voting deadline (e.g. next business day end-of-day)
- 03Share the session link with the team via Slack or email
- 04Each team member votes in their own time
- 05Review revealed results and flag large disagreements
- 06Resolve outliers in a short 15-minute sync or Slack thread
When to use
When your team spans multiple timezones, or when you want to reduce meeting load. Ideal for remote-first teams doing continuous refinement instead of a weekly grooming ceremony.
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