Smart containers

Optimize your Sprint estimates with Smart containers

Sprint planning is an integral part of Agile project management, but in order to finish your sprint successfully, you must know the availability of your team. To determine realistic goals, team members will often hold a sprint estimates session to agree on progress estimates for each task. This can be a lengthy and tedious process when performed face-to-face, especially for team members that aren’t involved in every task. Fortunately, project management teams can now utilize tools like sprint planning templates to optimize the estimates portion of sprint planning, and Lucidspark’s Smart containers template is the perfect place to start.

The Smart containers template allows team members to asynchronously brainstorm, then vote and come to a consensus on the team’s scrum sprint estimates. It also automatically calculates the estimated totals for different containers, eliminating the need to keep lists of numbers or type up notes after the session is over.

Use the Smart containers template in Lucidspark

When you use the Smart containers template in Lucidspark, you increase your team’s ability to access the necessary information and collaborate on your sprint estimates. To use the template, share it to your Lucidspark whiteboard. Then:

• Name your sprint and name each container. Different containers may represent the work of different teams or different grouping of tasks, depending on your needs.
• Use Lucidspark's integrations with Zoom, Slack, and Microsoft teams to ensure that everyone can provide their input. Add tasks to the relevant container and include the team’s initial estimates for each task.
• Watch as the estimated totals appear in the container titles. Note that the totals will change when you move tasks from one container to another.

When you use sprint planning templates in Lucidspark, you create plans that are easily accessible and you secure the participation of the entire team in the process. The Smart containers template also allows your team to see estimated values for different tasks and user stories at a glance while maintaining an ongoing resource that can be easily updated.