{"id":6169,"date":"2022-03-08T11:24:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T11:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6169"},"modified":"2025-09-13T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:35:46","slug":"working-with-themes-epics","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-themes-epics\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with Themes &#038; Epics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we will help you to understand themes and epics.<\/p>\n<table style=\"line-height: 10px; height: 26px; width: 99.8764%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f7f7f7;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; height: 26px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Skip Ahead to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-themes-epics\/#Overview\">Themes and Epics Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-themes-epics\/#Navigation\">Navigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-themes-epics\/#DefaultSections\">Default Sections in Themes\/Epic Form<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-themes-epics\/#Manage\">Common Operations to Manage Themes\/Epics<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-themes-epics\/#TrackProgress\">Tracking the Progress of Parent Cards on the Work Hub<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Themes and Epics Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Themes is a collection of related user stories. An Epic can also be the subset of a Theme. So, the User Story can be tagged to a Theme or it can also be tagged to an Epic which is in turn tagged to a Theme. For example, you can have a theme &#8216;UI Revamp&#8217; to which the epic &#8216;Analytics Revamp&#8217; can be tagged. User Stories in Backlog can be grouped according to Epics and Themes.<\/p>\n<p>Epics can be a large user story, typically one which is too big to implement. Epics can be disaggregated into smaller User stories when required. User Story can be tagged as epics to help track them for related sprints or releases. For example, you can have an epic named &#8216;Analytics Revamp&#8217; which can consist of User Stories likeability to drag-drop widgets, add a component, an icon to switch between a line chart and a bar chart, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The relation between User Stories, Epics, and Themes can be illustrated in layman&#8217;s terms as follows:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"whs1\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"p\">A user story is simply something a user wants. \u00a0For example, the user wants to order takeout.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">A scrum epic is a large user story. So, epic would be the type of takeout like for instance &#8216;Chinese cuisine&#8217; or &#8216;Fast food&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p\">Finally, \u201ctheme\u201d is a collection or grouping of user stories. So, the theme could be \u2018Chinese Sushi and Noodles\u2019 or \u2018Big Mac Burgers with Fries and soft drinks.<a id=\"Navigation\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epic_list.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epic_list.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1122\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epic_list.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epic_list-300x57.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epic_list-1024x196.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epic_list-768x147.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Navigation<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"DefaultSections\"><\/a>Navigate to the breadcrumb at the top and hover over the Project name, expand the\u00a0<strong>Execute<\/strong> module, and you can find <strong>Themes<\/strong> and <strong>Epics<\/strong> respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Default Sections in Themes\/Epic Form<\/h2>\n<p>The default sections appearing for a Theme and Epic Form are Details, Epics (For Theme Form only), User Story, Linked Cards, Comments &amp; Attachments, Activity Log, and ToDos.<\/p>\n<p>A Form consists of standard sections available for various activities such as, gathering input, showing its Epics and User Stories, showing linked cards, etc. You can also create your own sections to gather input, review, track, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>Following are the standard sections in a Form:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"whs1\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"p-ListBullet\"><b>Details<\/b>: The Details section displays, gathers, and tracks all information related to the project item.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Theme-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Theme-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1344\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Theme-1.jpg 1344w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Theme-1-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Theme-1-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Theme-1-768x371.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"whs1\" type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"p-ListBullet\"><b>Linked Cards<\/b>: It helps you to set parent-child hierarchy and relationship between themes\/epics and workitems and trace them while working with them.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-ListBullet\"><b>Comments &amp; Attachments: <\/b>The members can add comments related to the project item which are then listed in the Comments section. When a project item requires more data for reference, you can attach files that can be downloaded, edited, and uploaded.<\/li>\n<li class=\"p-ListBullet\"><b>Activity Log<\/b>: The Activity log displays the list of operations in reverse chronological order for activities performed such as updating, closing, reopening, etc. In the Activity Log, you can view the various versions and the differences between the two versions of a workitem. For more information, see <span class=\"Hyperlink\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/understanding-the-activity-log\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Activity Log<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a id=\"Manage\"><\/a>System Fields: <\/strong>All the system-generated fields or un-editable fields are listed in the System Fields segment. For more information, click <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#SystemFields\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Common Operations to Manage Themes\/Epics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#EditWorkitem\" rel=\"noopener\">Edit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#MultilineAddItem\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiline Add Item<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-copy-and-delete-a-workitem\/#DeleteWorkitem\" rel=\"noopener\">Delete<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-export-and-import-workitems\/#ExportWorkitem\" rel=\"noopener\">Export<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-export-and-import-workitems\/#ImportWorkitem\" rel=\"noopener\">Import<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-copy-and-delete-a-workitem\/#CopyWorkitem\" rel=\"noopener\">Copy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-print-workitems\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Print<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-sort-the-list-view\/#MultiSort\" rel=\"noopener\">Multi Sort<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Log Effort for the Epics\/Themes (available only for projects which have the \u2018Include in Timesheet\u2019 option selected for the Epics\/Themes Form).<a id=\"TrackProgress\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tracking the Progress of Parent Cards on the Work Hub<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ListBullet\">The <strong>Percent Complete<\/strong> and <strong>Child Percent Complete<\/strong> column in the Themes\/Epics Form helps to know the overall progress of the Form\/card on the Work Hub so that the product owner can know how much work of a particular epic is done, how many user stories or epics are completed and how much work is remaining.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epics.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epics.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"891\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epics.png 891w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epics-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Epics-768x515.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"6169\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-themes-epics\/\" data-post-title=\"Working with Themes &#038; 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