Planning Poker Without the Waiting
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.
Why Refinement Meetings can Feel Like a Waste
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.
Two Problems. One Solution.
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?
From Consensus to Predictability
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.
Run Async Planning Poker Where Your Team Already Works
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. See who has estimated before the meeting starts.
Team members vote without seeing others' estimates until you reveal them. See how
Used by Teams Who Need Estimates to Hold Up
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
Refinement That Delivers
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
What if your estimates could predict delivery?
Refinement that starts with voting complete. Predictive insights to see — and improve — what you actually deliver.
- See which estimates you can trust
- Spot unpredictable work types
- Commit with confidence
Explore More Ways to Improve Delivery
Planning Poker
Need everyone in the room? Planning Poker syncs your whole team in real-time — reveal votes together, discuss, and align on the spot.
Flow Intelligence
See what's unpredictable. Understand why. Fix it. AI-guided insights help you spot bottlenecks, reduce variation, and make estimates that actually hold up.
