Sprint planning is one of the most critical ceremonies in Agile—but it’s also one of the most time-consuming.
Teams spend too long aligning on story points.
Developers often miss planning meetings, leaving gaps in estimation.
Product Owners and Scrum Masters juggle spreadsheets or external tools for workload balancing.
Jira’s built-in backlog view doesn’t provide the flexibility needed for multi-team collaboration.
The result? Long meetings, uneven workloads, and inefficient sprints.
The Backlog & Sprint Planning App was designed to solve these pain points by extending Jira’s native capabilities. It brings backlog management and sprint planning into one seamless workflow—no context switching, no extra tools.
Not every team member can attend planning sessions. With pre-assigned story points, developers can estimate ahead of time—saving hours in meetings.
Run estimation sessions directly on your board. Each issue is highlighted in sync across all users’ screens, and results are instantly collected for final story point assignment.
Define limits on story points and issue count for each sprint and user. Visual indicators ensure no one is overloaded, making sprint planning fairer and more transparent.
A new intuitive sprint screen allows simple drag-and-drop assignment of tickets. Bulk operations and clear workload containers make balancing sprints faster than ever.
Scrum Masters → Streamline planning, keep meetings on track, and prevent uneven workloads.
Developers → Estimate on your own schedule or vote live during poker sessions.
Teams → Gain clarity, reduce meeting fatigue, and ensure fair distribution of work.
Select your board and sprint.
Import or drag-and-drop backlog issues.
Define sprint limits and assign users.
Run poker planning—pre-assigned or live voting.
Finalize story points and distribute workload.
What used to take hours now takes minutes. With pre-votes, live poker planning, workload limits, and backlog integration—all inside Jira—you’ll cut wasted time, balance your sprints, and keep everyone aligned.
👉 Start planning smarter, not longer.
