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-==== Working with the Product Backlog ====+==== Configuring the Scrum Board ====
  
 +To configure the Scrum Board, click on {{student:vivifyscrum:vivifyscrum_configure.png}} on the left-side menu.
  
-The product backlog will typically be the left-most column of the board and will be labeled "Backlog". 
  
-    +==== Working with the Backlog Items ==== 
  
 === Adding a Product Backlog Item === === Adding a Product Backlog Item ===
  
-To add a product backlog item (PBI):+The product backlog will typically be the left-most column of the board and will be labeled "Backlog". To add a product backlog item (PBI):
  
   - Hover the mouse over the bottom of the "Backlog" title bar until a <key>+</key> appears.   - Hover the mouse over the bottom of the "Backlog" title bar until a <key>+</key> appears.
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   - Enter a title for the item.   - Enter a title for the item.
   - Click on <key>SAVE</key>.   - Click on <key>SAVE</key>.
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 +After you have added the item you should set its type by clicking on the the drop-down menu on the top left of the card. 
 +     
 +=== Entering Value and Effort Estimates ===   
 + 
 +To provide an effort estimate for a backlog item: 
 + 
 +  - Click on {{student:vivifyscrum:vivifyscrum_effort.png}} at the bottom of the PBI. 
 +  - Select a estimate of business value value from the "Value" dropdown. 
 +  - Select an estimate of effort (measured in story points) from the "Points" dropdown. 
 + 
 +Depending on how the board is configured, it will either display just the effort estimate or the ratio of value to effort. 
 + 
 +=== Adding Subitems === 
 + 
 +To add a subitem to an item (e.g., a task to a story): 
 + 
 +  - Click on {{student:vivifyscrum:vivifyscrum_subitem.png}} at the bottom of the item. 
 +  - Pull down to "Create Subitem". 
 +  - Enter a title. 
 +  - Click on <key>SAVE</key>. 
 + 
 +Subitems will have a {{student:vivifyscrum:vivifyscrum_parentitem.png}} icon that you can click on to go to the associated parent item. 
 + 
 +=== Adding Checklists === 
 + 
 +To add a checklist to an item (of any kind): 
 + 
 +  - Click on {{student:vivifyscrum:vivifyscrum_checklist.png}} at the bottom of the item. 
 +  - Pull down to "+ Add Checklist". 
 +  - Enter a description of the checklist item. 
 +  - Press <key>Enter</key>. 
 +  - Continue until all of the checklist items have been entered. 
 + 
 +Note that VivifyScrum allows an item to have multiple checklists though it is not [[ student:vivifyscrum:practices | standard practice ]] to do so. 
 + 
 +=== Adding Assignees and Reviewers === 
 + 
 +To add assignees and/or reviewers to an item (of any kind): 
 + 
 +  - Click on {{student:vivifyscrum:vivifyscrum_manageperformers.png}} at the top of the item. 
 +  - Select the appropriate tab. 
 +  - Search for the appropriate individual. 
 + 
 +Note that VivifyScrum allows story to have assignees and a task to have reviewers though it is not [[ student:vivifyscrum:practices | standard practice ]] to do so. 
 + 
  
 ==== Sprint Planning ==== ==== Sprint Planning ====
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   - On the right side of the board (midway down the board), click on <key>+</key> (and name it Sprint #, where # is replaced by the appropriate number).   - On the right side of the board (midway down the board), click on <key>+</key> (and name it Sprint #, where # is replaced by the appropriate number).
   - Chose which PBIs you want to do in this sprint and drag them from the PBI column to the Sprint # column (i.e., to the sprint backlog).   - Chose which PBIs you want to do in this sprint and drag them from the PBI column to the Sprint # column (i.e., to the sprint backlog).
-  - Make sure that each feature in the sprint backlog has completion criteria (called a checklist). Add them by clicking on {{student:vivifyscrum:vivifyscrum_checklist.png}}. +  - Add a checklist to each feature (sprintable story) in the sprint backlog that contains the acceptance criteria. 
-  - Decompose each feature (sprintable story) in the sprint backlog into sub-items by clicking on {{student:vivifyscrum:vivifyscrum_subitem.png}}. Each sub-item should correspond to a task. You can name tasks with phrases and they do not need to be user stories. You should mark sub-items as tasks using the drop-down menu on the top left of the card that pops-up when you click on the sub-item. +  - Decompose each feature (sprintable story) in the sprint backlog into subitems, where each subitem corresponds to a task. You can name tasks with phrases and they do not need to be user stories. You should mark subitems as tasks using the drop-down menu on the top left of the card. 
-  - Make an estimate for each task by clicking on the "Points" drop-down on the right side of the card. (It is a good idea to estimate stories in story points and tasks in hours, but we can't do that with Vivify Scrum, so you will have to use story points for task estimates as well.) Note that when you associate items with sub-items, the parent item shows how many story points there are in the sub-items along with the estimate for the item. When you make all the sub-items for an item, these numbers should match. If they  don't. then change the item or sub-item estimates until they do. The idea is to use the tasks, which are smaller and hence easier to estimate, to improve your estimates for features and so to ensure that you have a reasonable collection of items in the sprint backlog.+  - Enter an effort estimate for each task. While it is a good idea to estimate stories in story points and tasks in hours, this isn't possible in Vivify Scrum, so you will have to use story points for task estimates as well. Note that when you associate items with subitems, the parent item shows how many story points there are in the subitems along with the estimate for the item. When you make all the subitems for an item, these numbers should match. If they  don't. then change the item or subitem estimates until they do. The idea is to use the tasks, which are smaller and hence easier to estimate, to improve your estimates for features and so to ensure that you have a reasonable collection of items in the sprint backlog.
   - Add items, such as overhead items, to the sprint backlog.  Pay specific attention to overhead items that are not associated with a particular PBI (e.g., grooming the product backlog).   - Add items, such as overhead items, to the sprint backlog.  Pay specific attention to overhead items that are not associated with a particular PBI (e.g., grooming the product backlog).
   - Have team members take responsibility for tasks (and record the information in the tasks by editing the "assignees").   - Have team members take responsibility for tasks (and record the information in the tasks by editing the "assignees").