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Learn how to add story points in Jira step-by-step! This guide shows you how to enable the story points field in Jira, troubleshoot if it’s not showing, and start estimating effectively today.

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## 2. Adding the story point field to individual Jira issues
Once complete, if the Story point field doesn't show, you need to place the Story point field on the screen for each issue type you are going to estimate. Here is how this is done:

1. Navigate to the **Project Settings** _(if you haven't done so already)_
2. Select the **Issue Type** you want to edit
3. **Find the Story Point** field, use drag and drop action to place the field in your issue view 
-  For Team managed projects the field name is **"Story point estimate"**
-  For Company managed projects the field name is **"Story points"**

Here is how this is done:

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## 3. Saving Story point estimates 
Now that you’ve enabled the Story Points field in your Jira issues, there are several ways to add story points:

1. **From the Backlog:** Click the story point field in the backlog view and enter your estimate:

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2. **From the Issue View:** Edit the story points field directly in the issue details:


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3. **During Sprint Planning - In Smart Guess:** When Estimates have been shared with the team, use the *Set Story points to* button to save estimates with one click.


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## 4. **Here is how you run One-Click Planning Poker from the Jira Backlog**:
Jira itself doesn’t provide a built-in way to facilitate the Planning Poker estimation process beyond setting the final Story Point value your team agrees on. That’s where Smart Guess steps in, offering a seamless and intuitive solution.

With Smart Guess, your team  estimate stories directly from the Jira Backlog, using all the context and information already available in Jira. This eliminates the need to switch between tools, ensuring your estimation process is efficient, collaborative, and stays integrated with your existing workflow. Here is how it works:



How Smart Guess One Click - Planning Poker works

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## 5. Setting up your estimation card deck in Smart Guess:
To configure your card deck click the Manage Cards - cog wheel in Smart Guess:

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This will open the "Manage Card Decks" screen as seen below, allowing you to fully configure the Card Deck: 
- Add cards you use
- Remove cards you don't use
- T-shirt estimation supported
- Multiple card decks are supported

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## 6. Creating Story Point Reports
### Enable Reports in your Jira project
To use the Jira Reports, you'll need to enable Reports for your project, if you haven't already:
1. Navigate to **Project Settings > Features**
2. Find the **Report - section**, and **enable Reports**, as shown here:



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Once the Reports feature is enabled you will find a "Reports" link in the left navigation of your project. Opening the Reports will give you access to the following reports to track your team's progress:
1. **Burnup report** Visulize sprint's completed work and compare it with its total scope.
2. **Sprint burndown chart** Track and manage the total work remaining within a sprint.
3. **Velocity report** Predict the amount of work your team can commit to in future sprints by seeing and reviewing total number of story points, i.e. teams velocity,  completed per sprint.


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How to Add Story Points in Jira (Step-by-Step Guide)

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