Configure Plane Estimate Points with a Consistent Scale
Open Plane Project settings > Estimates, add a Points estimate system, and enable estimates for the project. Use one scale consistently across the work you compare.
A Project Admin configures settings. Free projects support up to six custom values; additional values require Pro. Current Plane permits one active estimate system per project.
Example: use the six-point Fibonacci scale 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, with a familiar small bug as the reference for 2 rather than treating a point as a fixed hour.
Step-by-step guide
Inspect the existing system
Open the project menu > Settings > Estimates. If a system is already active, review its current work-item values before changing the scale used by reports.
Create the Points system
Choose Add estimate system and select Points. Pick the Fibonacci template or configure a custom progression; keep six or fewer values when using the Free plan.
Enable the project setting
Review the values and turn on Enable estimates for my project. Share the scale’s meaning and reference examples with the people sizing work.
Estimate and compare sample work
Open representative work items and set their Estimate property. Compare the values with the shared examples before using totals for a cycle commitment.
Common mistakes
Equating points with tracked time
Points express relative effort. Time-based estimates are a separate Pro estimate type, and logged time is another concept.
Sources and verification
Based on product documentation checked on 2026-11-04. This is a documentation-based guide, not a hands-on benchmark. Features and availability can change.