Sprint Planning

This guide will walk you through using Rally to run effective sprint planning sessions that keep your team aligned while maintaining all context right where you work.

1

Setting Up Your Sprint Planning Session

• Create a new Rally session from your Jira board

• Add your items to the session in order of importance

• Select the "ALIGN" template

• Share the session link with your team

2

Agenda Management

Start your session by reviewing the backlog items you've added with your team.

Rally helps you maintain focus by showing one item at a time in the agenda, with a built-in timer to help manage discussion time.

Your team can collaborate on each item through the chat interface while keeping all context organized.

3

Story Point Estimation

Once you're discussing an item, use Rally's estimation features to determine its complexity.

Rally AI will provide smart estimation suggestions based on different experience levels, helping guide your team's discussion.

Team members can input their estimates using the Fibonacci sequence, and you can use the timer to keep the estimation process on track.

4

Task Distribution

After items are estimated, switch to Rally's ASSIGN template.

Here your team members will first set their availability for the sprint.

You can then begin assigning work while monitoring the Assignment Health dashboard to ensure balanced workload distribution across your team.

5

Post- Sprint Planning

Every decision and update made during your planning session syncs automatically with Jira.

You'll have a clear record of story point estimates, assignments, and highlights right in your Jira tickets.

The session will remain accessible through Jira, maintaining complete context for future reference.

Remember to use Rally's timer to keep your planning session on track and leverage the AI estimation suggestions while trusting your team's expertise.

The goal is to make planning more efficient while ensuring everyone has input into the process.