Teams & Zoom calls with Sprint Poker
This room is set up for a remote call: the Fibonacci deck, a 60-second countdown as the default and "Reveal automatically when time is up" switched on, so a round never waits on someone who is muted or distracted. Paste the link into the meeting chat; people join from the browser next to the call.
- Type your name and press Enter. The room is created with a 60-second default countdown and auto-reveal on, plus four sample stories.
- Paste the room link into the Teams or Zoom meeting chat. People open it in a browser next to the call and type a display name; nobody needs an account.
- Read the story aloud, then press the highlighted 1m button. Each "has voted" mark lights up as people pick a card, and presence shows who is online or away.
- When the minute is up the votes reveal on their own. Ask the lowest and highest voters to explain, re-vote if needed, set the final value and press N.
- Change the length any time (30s, 1m, 2m, 3m or 5m) or untick auto-reveal for a long discussion.
What to know
On a call, the slow part of planning poker is waiting: someone is on mute, someone is reading the story for the first time, someone forgot to click. A visible countdown with automatic reveal gives the round an end. If one player has not voted when time is up, the cards that were played are revealed anyway; that is a prompt to ask them, not a reason to stall the whole room.
The room runs in the browser, so it does not need a Teams app, a Zoom app or a tenant admin to approve anything. Paste the link in the meeting chat and keep the call for talking. That also means people who join from a phone, a guest account or another company can take part with just the link, or scan the room's QR code from a shared screen.
Votes are protected by database rules, not by hiding them on screen, so screen sharing cannot leak a vote before the reveal: until the facilitator reveals, each person can read only their own card. The presence list shows who is online, away (tab in the background) or offline, which helps the facilitator decide whether to wait or move on.
Sixty seconds suits stories the team has already read. For stories presented for the first time, start with 2 or 3 minutes, or switch off auto-reveal and reveal with R when the discussion is done. Keyboard shortcuts help on a call too: players type a card number to vote, and the facilitator presses R to reveal and N for the next story.
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Questions
Is this a Microsoft Teams app?
No, it is a web page. Share the room link in the Teams or Zoom chat and everyone opens it in a browser, so nothing needs to be installed or approved by an admin.
What happens if someone has not voted when the timer ends?
With auto-reveal on, the room reveals the votes that were cast. Those who did not vote simply have no card in that round, and you can re-vote if their opinion matters.
Can I change the countdown length?
Yes. The facilitator picks 30 seconds, 1, 2, 3 or 5 minutes for each round, can stop the clock, and can switch auto-reveal on or off in the side panel.
Can people see votes on my shared screen before the reveal?
No. Until the reveal the database lets each person read only their own vote, so the facilitator's screen shows "has voted" marks, never the values.
Does it work for people joining from phones?
Yes. The room works in mobile browsers, and the facilitator can show a QR code with the room link for people to scan from the shared screen.
The free plan covers everything on this page. Sprint Poker Pro ($29, paid once) is described on the Sprint Poker page.
