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Introduction
Bucket Sizing session type by Agile Poker for Jira Cloud is a widely used feature. It is based on the Swimlane Sizing card game and similar to the /wiki/spaces/JPP/pages/148570564, but with a fixed number of buckets and their values.
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Initial configuration
Onсe launched from the /wiki/spaces/JPP/pages/148570465, the Bucket Sizing session must be configured by providing session's name or using default generated one, adding issues you want to estimate (session scope) and clicking on "Create". JQL filtering and bulk selection will come in handy:
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Session scope can also be re-configured from the main Bucket Sizing session window using add, create and remove from the session (appears during card dragging process) options:
Inviting participants
Once the session starts, you can share the session link with your team by copying it from the address bar, the bread crumbs section, or from participants management; click on Participants from the top right to open it:
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The participant management menu can also be used for removing inactive team members from the session. Inactive participants have a grey indicator next to their avatars while active - green one:
Moderator role
In the Participant menu, the moderator role can be assigned. It gives the moderator several privileges comparing to a regular participant:
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If there is no moderator assigned (default state), all participants have equal access to all the features. Please note that the moderator's role doesn't have an exclusive power to manage participants; every participant has full access to participants and moderator management settings.
Estimation session
Issue placement phase
While in the session page, drag the issues from the deck (left side of the screen) to one of the buckets on the virtual board (right side of the screen):
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Continue dragging cards from the deck to the board till no more user stories left.
Voting option
The Voting option has been added to the latest multiplayer version of the Bucket Sizing session. The moderator can activate the voting option and ask participants to vote for a place for a specific user story.
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Depending on a team and a flow, different session scenarios are possible, like voting for an issue or for the whole session scope.
Support help or feedback
"Problem or suggestions?" button from the bottom menu is always available for you, don't hesitate to contact our awesome support!
Saving estimates
When happy with what you see, you can click on the 'Save estimates' button (bottom right) to conclude the session and update the issues' respective estimation field.
NOTE: all the estimations are saved to an estimation field specified in Board Settings.
Then click on 'Save' to confirm the action:
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In case of using the 'Finish session' button, the session will be discharged for all the participants without saving the progress.
Limitations and caveats
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Current implementation stores the session state in the browser local storage. This has the following implications:
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