Need everyone in the room? Planning Poker syncs your whole team in real-time — reveal votes together, discuss, and align on the spot.

See what's unpredictable. Understand why. Fix it. AI-guided insights help you spot bottlenecks, reduce variation, and make estimates that actually hold up.

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### From estimation to clarity

"**The most efficient app we could find** for doing asynchronous estimations. While other apps send you off to specific 'estimation' pages, Smart Guess **allows you to do the entire estimation process right from the issue**. Making the process **lightweight & intuitive**, not yet another task team members have to complete."

**Development Manager**

### Estimates teams actually trust

"**After trying many planning estimation tools in Jira, we landed on Smart Guess**. By **estimating stories directly in the card view itself**, Smart Guess is not only **the most efficient but the best app we've used.**"

**Team Lead**

Used by Teams Who Need Estimates to Hold Up

Every agile team leader has felt this:
- You sense a 5-point story is underestimated, but can't articulate why
- Leadership sets an aggressive deadline, and you know it won't hold—but "I have a bad feeling" isn't data
- Your team estimates the same way sprint after sprint, but never gets more accurate

The pattern is there. It's just hard to see without the right lense. 

We built SmartGuess because we felt this pain firsthand—watching our own teams repeat the same demoralizing problems sprint after sprint.  **There is a better way!**

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You Already Know Something's Wrong. You Just Can't Prove It

See which estimates you can trust

Spot unpredictable work types

Commit with confidence

Refinement that starts with voting complete. Predictive insights to see — and improve — what you actually deliver.

Async is just the beginning

What if your estimates could predict delivery?

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Watch how Smart Guess transforms Agile estimation in Jira. Estimate with one click, share estimates instantly, and move seamlessly through backlog issues—without switching tools. Effortless planning poker, directly in Jira.

See Smart Guess in Action: One-Click Estimation in Jira Backlog

Run story voting directly from the Jira issue — no extra links, no complicated setup. Team members read the story and estimate on their own time.

Team members vote without seeing others' estimates until you reveal them. [See how](/blog/smartguess-role-based-controls-observing-leading-sharing/)

Run Async Planning Poker Where Your Team Already Works

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## Refinement meetings matter — but waiting for votes wastes half the session. Async Planning Poker collects estimates beforehand, so your meeting starts with alignment, not silence.

Asynchronous Planning Poker

Planning Poker Without the Waiting

### Planning Poker takes too long
Your team doesn't hate estimation — they hate the waiting. Waiting until everyone get's it. Waiting for votes. Waiting to discuss.

What if everyone read through stories and voted on their own time — so the meeting starts with alignment, not silence?

### Estimates don't mean anything
Your team has estimated hundreds of stories. A **"3" point story took 1 day** last sprint and **10 days the sprint before**. Why should anyone trust the process?

What if you could see what your estimates actually predict — based on your team's real delivery data?

Two Problems. One Solution.

Smart Guess streamlines story estimation, making it faster, easier, and more efficient—without disrupting your workflow.
 
- **One-Click Async Estimation** – Estimate directly in Jira with no setup or context switching.
- **Proven Efficiency** – Users call it the most effective app for asynchronous estimations. 
- **Intuitive & Easy to Use** – Master it in minutes with minimal training.
- **Flexible Plans** – Free and Pro versions provide a **fully-featured Async Planning Poker experience** for teams of all sizes.

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Experience the Benefits

Why Teams Choose Smart Guess

Many Scrum Masters have felt this:
- Half the team is disengaged, or distracted
- Someone says "estimation is a waste of time" — again
- You watch the clock while waiting for everyone to pick a card
- The real discussion gets cut short because voting took too long

The meeting isn't the problem. It's the time spent getting everyone up to speed and engaged in the discussion, with a team that's lost trust in estimates.

Why Refinement Meetings can Feel Like a Waste

**Async Planning Poker**
Votes come in before the meeting starts. Refinement focuses on discussing what to build — not waiting for cards.

*"The most efficient app we could find for doing asynchronous estimations." — Development Manager*

**Predictive Planning Poker**
But what good are votes if estimates don't mean anything? See what a 3 point story actually takes for your team — based on real delivery data, not gut feeling.

Solution

From Consensus to Predictability

### Better Meetings
- **No waiting** → Votes are in before the meeting begins
- **No silence** → You see agreements and disagreements instantly
- **No wasted time** → Spend time on the stories that need discussion

### Trusted Estimates
- **No surprises** → See what your estimates actually predict
- **No blind spots** → Know which work types are unpredictable
- **No excuses** → Back up your commitments with real data

Seljarlandsfoss waterfall in Iceland. Smart Guess equals peace of mind. 

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Refinement That Delivers

1. Get Your Team on Board
Share the backlog link — no meeting invite needed. Team members estimate when it suits them, right from the Jira issue.
2. Collect Votes Before the Meeting
See who's voted, where you agree, and where you don't — before anyone joins the call.
3. Run Refinement That Matters
Skip the voting. Start with discussion. Focus on the stories that need alignment.


1. **Open your Jira backlog** — No need to share a link
2. **Team votes before the meeting** — Everyone reads and estimates on their own time
3. **Walk into refinement ready** — See who's voted and where you disagree

3 Simple Steps to Async Refinement

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Planning Poker builds consensus—but not predictability. Discover how Predictive Planning Poker connects estimates to real delivery data using flow metrics and statistics, so you can stop missing commitments and start forecasting with confidence.