- Kai Petersen
A Google ad penalty cut our revenue in half — fixing it meant becoming a publisher
How a free, ad-funded planning poker tool responded to a Google AdX smart-pricing penalty by treating it as a content problem instead of an ad problem — and what eighteen months of recovery actually looked like.
- Kai Petersen
Best Free Scrum Master Tools (2026): A Practical Stack for the Ceremonies You Run
A curated list of free scrum master tools, organized by the ceremonies you actually run — estimation, sprint board, retros, and standups. Honest notes on where each free tier holds up and where it doesn't.
- Kai Petersen
Pointing Poker, Explained: Story Point Voting and Why Teams Also Call It Poker Planning
Pointing poker, poker planning, planning poker, scrum poker — four names for the same estimation game. What a pointing session is, how story point voting works, and how to run one for free.
- Kai Petersen
Agile Story Points: A Practical Guide to Estimating Without Hours
What agile story points actually measure, why they are not hours, how to run a story-pointing session, and how story point estimation works with Jira — including a cheat sheet.
- Kai Petersen
Planning Poker Tools Compared: Scrum Poker Online vs. the Alternatives (2026)
An honest comparison of the most-used online planning poker tools — PlanningPokerOnline, PlanITPoker, PointingPoker, Parabol, and Scrum Poker Online. Pros, cons, and which one fits your team.
- Kai Petersen
Planning Poker for Jira: A Standalone Alternative to the Plugin Tax
Jira does not include planning poker out of the box, and the available plugins are paid add-ons. Here is how to run planning poker for a Jira-driven team without the plugin — using Scrum Poker Online in a browser tab.
- Kai Petersen
Common Mistakes Teams Make in Scrum Poker and How to Avoid Them
Learn about the five most common planning poker pitfalls — from groupthink to rigid estimates — and discover practical strategies to run more effective estimation sessions.
- Kai Petersen
Why Do We Use the Fibonacci Series in Planning Poker?
Explore the four key reasons why agile teams rely on the Fibonacci sequence for planning poker estimation, from handling uncertainty to building a shared team language.
- Kai Petersen
Best Scrum Tools 2026: 11 Options for Planning, Estimation, and Retros
An honest comparison of 11 scrum tools that agile teams actually use — from free planning poker apps to scrum boards and retrospective platforms. Free and paid options included.
- Kai Petersen
Scrum Poker Tips and Tricks
Practical tips to get more out of your planning poker sessions — from avoiding common pitfalls to building a consistent estimation culture that improves over time.
- Kai Petersen
What Is the Planning Poker Technique?
A clear explanation of the planning poker technique — how it works, who participates, and why its four-step process produces better estimates than traditional top-down methods.
- Paul Cornec
Why Scrum Matters
Three core reasons why Scrum continues to be one of the most effective frameworks for software development teams — from protecting developer focus to enabling distributed decision-making.