Planning Poker for Jira: Estimate Stories Without Leaving Your Workflow
Jira is where your team tracks work. Planning poker is how your team estimates it. Our planning poker for Jira integration connects the two so you can import issues, estimate collaboratively, and write story points back to Jira — all without switching between tabs, copying ticket numbers, or updating fields manually. Available as a dedicated plugin on the Atlassian Marketplace.
Why Jira Teams Need Built-In Planning Poker
Most teams that use Jira still estimate in separate tools — spreadsheets, chat polls, or generic pointing apps. The result is manual data entry: someone has to take the agreed-upon estimate and type it into each Jira issue after the meeting. This is slow, error-prone, and creates a gap between the estimation session and the backlog.
Planning poker for Jira removes that friction. When your session ends, every estimated issue already has its story points recorded in Jira. Sprint velocity calculations, burndown charts, and capacity planning immediately reflect the latest estimates.
How the Jira Integration Works
Install the Planning Poker plugin from the Atlassian Marketplace and connect it to your Jira instance. In your next planning session, select the Jira project or sprint you want to estimate. Issues appear in the poker session sidebar with their title, description, and any existing story points. Your team votes on each issue using Fibonacci, T-shirt, or custom decks. When the round is complete, the agreed estimate syncs back to the Jira issue automatically.
Key Features for Jira Users
Import issues by sprint, epic, or JQL query. See full issue details — summary, description, acceptance criteria, and linked issues — right inside the poker session. Write estimates back to Jira with a single click. Track estimation progress: see which issues have been estimated and which still need attention. The integration keeps Jira as your single source of truth while making the estimation process faster and more collaborative.
Beyond Jira: Other Integrations
Not every team uses Jira. Planning Poker Online also supports imports from Linear, GitHub Issues, Azure DevOps, and CSV files. If your team uses multiple project management tools, you can bring issues from any source into a single estimation session.
Works With Your Existing Estimation Process
Whether you use story points, ideal days, or custom scales, the integration adapts. Choose from pre-built card decks or create your own values. The planning poker tool handles the mechanics — anonymous voting, simultaneous reveal, automatic statistics — so your team can focus on the discussion that leads to better estimates.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Planning Poker integrate with Jira?
Our Jira plugin connects to your Jira instance through the Atlassian Marketplace. Once installed, you can import issues from any Jira project or board directly into a planning poker session. After your team estimates, story points are written back to the corresponding Jira issues automatically.
Do I need a Jira admin to install the plugin?
A Jira administrator needs to approve the initial installation from the Atlassian Marketplace. After that, any team member with the appropriate Jira permissions can use the planning poker integration within their projects.
Which Jira fields does the integration update?
The integration writes estimates to the Story Points field by default. You can configure it to update custom estimation fields if your team uses a different field name or estimation approach.
Can I filter which Jira issues to import?
Yes. You can import issues by sprint, epic, JQL query, or manual selection. This lets you focus your planning poker session on exactly the stories that need estimation without scrolling through your entire backlog.
Does the Jira integration work with Jira Cloud and Jira Server?
The Atlassian Marketplace plugin supports Jira Cloud. For Jira Server or Data Center instances, you can import issues via CSV export or use the web app version with manual entry.
Run Better Sprint Planning Meetings
Planning Poker Online helps agile teams estimate faster, reach consensus, and keep sprint planning focused. Whether you use Fibonacci, T-shirt sizes, or custom decks, our tool adapts to the way your team works.