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Size the Release Backlog Items

Sizing helps you understand the effort that is required to complete a user story. You use points as the unit to estimate the relative size of stories.

For example, the Purchase parking pass online user story takes more effort to complete than Pay parking pass by credit card user story. Assign more points to Purchase parking pass online.

Follow these steps:

1. Click Agile, and from Planning, click Backlog.
2. Select the product name from the Product drop-down list.
3. Select the user story and click Details.
4. Enter the points.
5. Save your changes.

Note: You can also edit the points inline on the backlog page to estimate the relative size of stories.

You have successfully completed planning a release. The team can now use the release backlog to build the sprint backlog.