Creating a Sprint with Scrum for Team System
Sprints can be simply created using the Team Explorer interface running in Visual Studio or alternatively they can be setup using the Team System plug-in for Excel 2003. The second method is a good way setting up a large number of Sprints in one go or where the team member does not have Visual Studio on their PC.
Creating a Sprint with Team Explorer
To create a new Sprint using the Team Explorer interface in Visual Studio, right click on the Work Items folder of your Scrum project in the Team Explorer window. A window will appear that may offer the option to "Add Sprint" in which case select this option. Alternatively if this option is not available you will find it in a further window by selecting "Add Work Item". See the screenshot below:
It is also possible to create a new Sprint through the "Team" drop-down menu.
A "New Sprint" tab should appear with the following fields:
| Field Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Text |  |
Name for the Sprint, e.g. "Sprint 12" |
| Sprint Number | Number | |
Sprint sequence number, e.g. "12" |
| Capacity | Number | Team work capacity for the Sprint in hours | |
| Is Release Sprint | Yes/No | Marks Sprint as a Release Sprint if set to "Yes" | |
| Sprint Start Date | Date/time | First working day of the Sprint | |
| Sprint End Date | Date/time | Last working day of the Sprint | |
| Current Status | Workflow | Not Done - In Progress - Done - Deferred - Deleted | |
| Description | Tab/Text | Recommend putting Sprint Goal here | |
| History | Tab/RO | Shows the change history of the Sprint work item | |
| File Attachments | Tab/Files | Used for attaching relevant documents to the Sprint item |
An example of a new Sprint Item being filled in is shown here:
