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Build the Sprint Backlog

The sprint backlog includes the backlog items that the scrum team plan to work on during the sprint. During the sprint plans, you move the user stories and issues from the release backlog to the sprint backlog. For example, in the Parking Pass Management System product, the following user stories have been identified for the release:

• As a commuter, I want to purchase a parking pass online.
• As a commuter, I want to pay for a parking pass by credit card.
• As a commuter, I want to pay for a parking pass by PayPal™.

You can select the user stories that you want to complete in the current sprint, and move them to the sprint backlog.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Agile, and from Planning, click Backlog.
2. Select the product name from the Product drop-down list.
3. Click Open Sprint Stories Pane to display the sprint stories backlog.

   

   The pane displays the backlog items for the current sprint.

4. (Optional) Use one of the following methods to filter the view by sprint:
   • Select an existing filter.
   • Create a filter.
5. Drag-and-drop one or multiple user stories and issues from the release backlog onto the sprint backlog.

   Note: Total points for the selected user stories are shown at the top of the backlog list.

6. Repeat Step 5 to add additional user stories and issues to the sprint backlog.

Note: Filter the sprint backlog by team to display the velocity chart. The velocity chart shows the planned capacity against actual capacity. The chart helps the scrum team plan the number of user stories that they commit to during the sprint.