ScrumBoard is a “web app” that can be used to manage a project using the agile development process known as scrum. It is made available to students in some courses.
You will be sent a “project key” for the project. You must then:
To add an Epic to the list of Product Backlog Items (PBIs):
To add an issue (sometimes called a feature, story or sprintable story) to an epic:
To add a task to an issue (sometimes called a feature, story or sprintable story):
To commit to (i.e., take responsibility for) as task, select yourself from the drop-down list.
To add an acceptance criterion to an issue:
To add a sprint to the project:
To add issues (also known as stories, sprintable stories, and features) to a sprint:
To start a sprint:
The execution phase (i.e., after sprint planning but before the sprint retrospective) is managed from the “Execution” tab.
During the execution phase, issues/stories are in one of three states: “Open”, “In Progress”, or “Closed”. The state of an issue/story is controlled using the radio buttons at the bottom of the issue/story. Issues/stories start in the “Open” state. When a team member starts working on an issue/story they should click on the 🏃.
The tasks in the issue/story can be listed by clicking on the issue/story. To indicate that a task has been completed, click on the ☐.
To indicate that an entire issue/story has been completed, click on the ✓ button.
To indicate that an entire issue/story has been “re-opened”, click on the … button.