{"id":6173,"date":"2022-03-08T11:38:48","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T11:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/?post_type=article&#038;p=6173"},"modified":"2025-08-18T11:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T06:14:23","slug":"how-to-create-technical-stories","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-technical-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Technical Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start with the video first to get a better grasp of the topic!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/801468534?h=3f46c17295&amp;title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/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=\"line-height: 10px; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-technical-stories\/#Overview\">Overview<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-technical-stories\/#Navigation\">Navigation<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"whs3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-technical-stories\/#Add\">Creating a Technical Story<\/a><a id=\"Overview\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-technical-stories\/#Add\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-technical-stories\/#ManageTechStory\">Common Operations to Manage a Technical Story<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>A technical story (also called a technical user story) is a Form used to describe any work which is non-functional and technical in nature. The technical stories are created to improve the technical support of a system. One example of technical work is creating\/changing back-end tables to develop a new function or improve the functionality of an existing function.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Tchnical-Story.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Tchnical-Story.jpg\" alt=\"Technical Story\" width=\"1303\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Tchnical-Story.jpg 1303w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Tchnical-Story-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Tchnical-Story-1024x243.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Tchnical-Story-768x182.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1303px) 100vw, 1303px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"Navigation\"><\/a>Navigation<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"Add\"><\/a>Navigate to the breadcrumb at the top and hover over the Project name, expand the\u00a0<strong>Execute<\/strong> module, and select <strong>Technical Stories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"whs3\"><a><\/a>Creating a Technical Story<\/h2>\n<p>While creating a technical story ensure that it is limited and if it grows too large eventually, break it down into smaller technical stories. This simplifies the management of the product backlog.<\/p>\n<p>To create a technical story:<\/p>\n<p>1. Click the<strong> ADD<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p>2. Enter the details as explained below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Name: Enter a logical name for the technical story. The name should indicate what this technical story is about.<\/li>\n<li>Description: Enter a short description of the technical story.<\/li>\n<li>Rank: Enter the rank to prioritize the technical story. You need to enter a numeric value in this field.<\/li>\n<li>Card Owner: Select the Card owner from the list of project team members. If the card to tagged to a sprint, which is associated with a team, then the team member of that team will be listed at the top of the list in the card owners list. The list will also contain names of the resources that are or had been story owners and now have been deleted or unallocated from the project.<\/li>\n<li>Estimate: Enter your technical story estimate points.<\/li>\n<li>Release: Select a release for your technical story.<\/li>\n<li>Sprint: Select a sprint for your technical story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Click the <b>SAVE <\/b>button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TechStory.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TechStory.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1351\" height=\"651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TechStory.jpg 1351w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TechStory-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TechStory-1024x493.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TechStory-768x370.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1351px) 100vw, 1351px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The technical story is now listed in the Technical Story list view. Click the technical story to view or update it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TSTR.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TSTR.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1124\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TSTR.png 1124w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TSTR-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TSTR-1024x161.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TSTR-768x121.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1124px) 100vw, 1124px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the Technical Story gets created, then the following tabs are visible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/collaboration\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Comments &amp; Attachments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/working-with-todos\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ToDos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-manage-linked-cards-in-workitems\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Linked Cards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/understanding-the-activity-log\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Activity Log<\/a><a id=\"ManageTechStory\"><\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/understanding-the-activity-log\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-add-and-modify-a-workitem\/#SystemFields\" rel=\"noopener\">System Fields<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Common Operations to Manage a Technical Story<\/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><a id=\"VideoReference\"><\/a>Log Effort for the Technical Story (available only for projects which have the \u2018Include in Timesheet\u2019 option selected for the Technical Story Form).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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=\"6173\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.nimblework.com\/knowledge-base\/nimble\/article\/how-to-create-technical-stories\/\" data-post-title=\"How to Add a Technical Story\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup\">Yes<\/a>&nbsp; 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