Co-Facilitators
A session host can add co-facilitators (co-hosts) who can jointly manage an estimation session. This is useful when multiple people need to run different parts of the same session, or when the host wants a backup.
What Co-Facilitators Can Do
Section titled “What Co-Facilitators Can Do”Co-facilitators have nearly full control over a session:
- Select tickets for estimation
- Start and cancel the timer
- Lock estimates and reveal results
- Finalize estimates
- Add and remove tickets
- Import tickets from Jira or GitLab
- Broadcast ticket details to participants
- Re-estimate or skip tickets
Co-facilitators cannot:
- Delete the session
- Transfer session ownership
- Add or remove other co-facilitators
- Change session configuration (estimation type, values, timer)
Adding a Co-Facilitator
Section titled “Adding a Co-Facilitator”Only the session owner can add co-facilitators:
- In the session, click the Co-hosts button in the top bar (visible when you are the session owner)
- Search for a host by username
- Click Add next to their name
The target user must:
- Have a registered host account
- Have an active account (not deactivated)
- Not already be a co-facilitator on this session
Removing a Co-Facilitator
Section titled “Removing a Co-Facilitator”A co-facilitator can be removed in two ways:
- By the session owner — from the co-hosts panel, click the × next to a co-facilitator
- By the co-facilitator themselves — from the co-hosts panel, click Leave to remove yourself
The session owner cannot be removed as a co-facilitator.
Session Listing
Section titled “Session Listing”On your Sessions dashboard, sessions where you are a co-facilitator are listed alongside your own sessions. Each session shows your role: Owner or Co-host. The available actions adjust based on your role.
Notifications
Section titled “Notifications”When you are added as a co-facilitator, the session appears in your session list immediately. There is no separate notification — just check your dashboard.
- Add a co-facilitator before going live so they are in place when estimation starts
- Co-facilitators are great for Scrum Masters who want to run the timer while the product owner selects tickets
- If the original host disconnects, co-facilitators can continue running the session