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Understanding Roles

EstimateQuest has three distinct roles, each with different capabilities.

Role Comparison

Section titled “Role Comparison”
CapabilityModeratorVoterSpectator
Create the session✅——
Start/pause voting✅——
Reveal votes✅——
Set final estimates✅——
Skip tickets✅——
Add/edit/delete tickets✅——
Navigate between tickets✅——
Manage players (kick)✅——
End the session✅——
Cast votes—✅—
See vote progress✅✅✅
See revealed votes✅✅✅
View session recap✅✅✅
Export CSV✅✅✅

Moderator

Section titled “Moderator”

The moderator is the person who creates the session. There is exactly one moderator per session. The moderator:

  • Controls the voting flow (start, reveal, reset, skip, complete)
  • Manages the ticket backlog (add, edit, reorder, delete)
  • Sets the final estimate for each ticket after votes are revealed
  • Can kick players from the session
  • Ends the session when all tickets are estimated

The moderator does not vote. This keeps them focused on facilitating the discussion.

See the Moderator Guide for detailed instructions.

Voter

Section titled “Voter”

Voters are the team members who estimate tickets. Each voter belongs to a group (Frontend, Backend, Mobile, or QA) which determines which tickets they vote on.

  • Select an estimation card during voting rounds
  • Can change their vote before the reveal
  • See the vote summary and statistics after reveal
  • Cannot control the session flow

See the Voter Guide for detailed instructions.

Spectator

Section titled “Spectator”

Spectators observe without participating. This role is useful for:

  • Stakeholders who want to follow along
  • Team leads monitoring multiple sessions
  • New team members learning the estimation process

Spectators see everything voters see but have no voting cards and no session controls.

See the Spectator Guide for more details.