Managing sprints
Sprints represent a period of time during which a team carries out a number of tasks. The duration of a sprint depends on the team's needs and the expected upgrades. Sprints are divided into user stories (US), that are used to describe the different user needs that must be addressed during the sprint.
Sprints are created using a sprint template. This template is set up from the Application Desktop and determines the sprint's format, meaning the different columns available to represent the progress stages.
Example
You have set up a sprint with 4 columns: To do, Doing, To be validated and Done. During the sprint, the cards will be moved through each progress stage. Cards that are moved to the last stage are considered completed.
Sprints are managed from the Board view. To access it, click on the tab on the left of the Agile Factory's screen.

To access a specific sprint, click on the Board tab then select the desired Sprint from the drop-down list. This list shows all the ongoing sprints, however the completed sprints are not displayed. The user stories associated with the selected sprint are displayed in a table format, and the sprint's columns depend on the sprint template.
When a sprint is selected, the following information is displayed in the screen's header:
- the number of Completed user stories in relation to the number of US added to the sprint;
- the sprint's Completed workload, meaning the total assessment for the cards that are in the last progress stage in relation to the total assessment for all the cards;
- the number of cards displayed with the filters applied in relation to the number of cards added to the sprint.
Click on then on Burndown chart to show a graph with the sprint's progress.

1 | From the Board tab, click on |
2 | Fill in the following fields: |
Field | Description |
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Code | Enter a code to identify the sprint. This code must be unique. |
Sprint template |
Select a sprint template from the drop-down list. Sprint templates are set up from the Application Desktop and define the different stages each card will have to go through inside the sprint. The template also defines the order of these stages. This way, the template enables users to define the order once and to quickly create new sprints. |
Label | Give a name to the sprint. |
Period from.. To | Enter the start and end dates for the sprint. This period is used for the Burndown Chart. |
Max. capacity |
Define the sprint's maximum capacity. This field is optional and enables users to associate a maximum workload with a sprint. The value specified (integer number) is defined arbitrarily by users to suit their specific needs. Example A manager creates a sprint for the development team. He sets the sprint's maximum capacity to 100. When he adds cards to the sprint, he assesses each card's workload from 1 to 21, depending on how complex the task is and how long it should take to process. When the total capacity reaches 100, the sprint's maximum capacity is reached and the manager does not add any more cards to it. |
DMF |
Add a DMF to restrict the access to the sprint. This way, the sprint can only be accessed by users with the corresponding DMF. This DMF can be an existing DMF or an optional DMF set up from the Application Desktop. |
Description | Describe the sprint. This description is optional. |
3 | Click Save. |
The new sprint is created and is directly displayed in Agile Factory.

To modify an existing sprint, click on then on Modify the sprint. Modify the desired information then click Save.

When a sprint is started, it means the sprint is in progress and the cards included in the sprint's US are being processed.
To start a sprint, click on then on Start the sprint, and confirm it.
To cancel the start, click on then on Modify the sprint. Click on
on the top right of the sprint form then confirm the cancellation. The sprint goes back to its previous status, before it was started.

Important
Completed sprints cannot be accessed from Agile Factory.
Therefore, the completion of a sprint can only be canceled from the Application Desktop.
When a sprint is completed, it means the sprint cannot be used anymore and the linked cards can no longer be moved. The cards that have not been completed can be moved to another sprint before completing the sprint (refer to Moving cards).
To complete a started sprint, click on then on Complete the sprint, and confirm it.

Important
Deleting a sprint cannot be reversed.
To delete a sprint, click on then on Modify the sprint. Click on Delete then confirm the deletion.