Planning poker is a popular technique used in business planning. It can be added to Jira as a custom field or as an integrative tool. To add planning poker to Jira, first create a new project and add the following fields to the project:
Title: “Planning Poker”
Description: This is a project for planning poker.
Start Date: Date when the project began
End Date: Date when the project will be completed
Duration (in weeks): Estimated duration of the project, in weeks. This can be modified as needed.
Once these fields have been added, click on the Add Fields button on the left-hand side of the screen, and select Planning Poker from the list of available options. Enter the following information into the Planning Poker field:
Type: Custom Field
Duration (in weeks) : The duration of the project in weeks.
: The duration of the project in weeks.
Players : The number of players involved in the planning process.
: The number of players involved in the planning process.
Game Types : A list of game types that could be used during the planning process, such as decision making, matrix analysis, and so on.
: A list of game types that could be used during the planning process, such as decision making, matrix analysis, and so on. Variables : A list of variables that could affect decision making during planning poker games, such as budget constraints, customer needs, and so on. Click on Add at the bottom of this field to add variables to your game plan. You will then need to assign values to each variable using a drag-and-drop interface from within Jira’s Variables tab (see below). Note that if you are using Jira’s Kanban board feature (available in some editions of Jira), you will need to include columns for Work In Progress (WIP) and Done In Progress (DONE). After adding variables and assigning values to them, you will need to click on OK at the bottom of this field to save your game plan template.
You will then need to create a new game plan by clicking on New Game Plan at the bottom of this field and filling out all necessary information (see below). After creating your new game plan, you will need to assign it to a player by clicking on Assign Plan at the bottom of this field and filling out all necessary information (see below). Finally, you will need to test your game plan by clicking on Play Game at the bottom of this field and playing through it using one or more players in order for it to become fully functional (see below for more information about testing game plans). After testing your game plan is complete, you will need to save your changes by clicking on Save Changes at the bottom of this field and confirming your choice by clicking on OK at the bottom of this screen (see below). Your final game plan should look something like this: Title: “Planning Poker” Description: This is a project for planning poker using Jira’s Planning Poker tool Type: Custom Field Players : The number of players involved in playing through your game plan Game Types : A list of possible game types Variables : A list Of variables that could affect gameplay Duration (in weeks) : The estimated duration for playing through your game plan Tested By : Confirm that this user has tested your game plan You are now ready to play through your game plan! After creating your new game plan and assigning it to a player, you are ready test it using one or more players! To begin testing your planned games, click on Play Game at the bottom of Planning Poker’sfieldand fill out all necessary information about who should play what role during which phase(s)of gameplay.(see below for more information about testing plans). After filling out all necessary information about who should play what role during which phase(s), click on Play Game atthe bottomofthisfieldandconfirmyourchoicebyclickingonOKattherightofthisfield.(seebelowformoreinformationabouttestingplans). Yourgameplanshouldnowlooklikethis: Title: “Planning Poker” Description: This is a project for playing through a planned game using Jira’s Planning Poker tool Type: Custom Field Players : 1 Game Types : Decision Making Variables : Budget constraints;customer needs;schedule;staffing levels Duration (in weeks): The estimated duration for playing through your planned games Tested By : Confirm that this user has.
