Async Planning Poker Reminders: Automated Slack Bot Notifications

Initial notification: When stories ready for voting
24-hour reminder: "@you still need to vote on 3 stories"
Final reminder: 2 hours before voting closes
Discussion trigger: When outlier votes need explanation

Async voters forget to submit. Automated reminders via Slack bot ensure participation in async refinement workflow.

By Alignlee Team•July 15, 2026

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Async estimation fails when participants forget to vote. Automated reminders via Slack increase participation 3x.

Polly and similar tools provide Slack-native async voting with reminders.

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