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It does not appear that the TFS Scrum template contains a field to store the sprint goal. Am I missing something?

John
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The Sprint work item, used in TFS 2010 with the MS Scrum 1.0 process template, was removed from the Scrum process template 2.0 of TFS 2012. Essentially it allowed entering sprint dates, goals and retrospective.

However in TFS 2012, you configure the sprint schedule as part of the new Agile Planning feature, making the Sprint work item redundant.

So your options for storing the goals\retrospective in TFS 2012:

  • Use a Task work item (Title, Description fields)
  • Add custom field in the Product Backlog Item
  • Import the Sprint work item via the witadmin importwitd command \ Process Editor
  • Use SharePoint integration - store as a document
KMoraz
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  • Since Team Projects can also use any URL as the project portal and not just SharePoint, you might also look into a wiki. – Ryan Cromwell Apr 08 '13 at 12:38
  • To me the sprint goal is a short statement that should be displayed next to the sprint dates or similar - not a document or a link :) If the sprints are automatically numbered the sprint name could be used to store the goal - though I guess they're not automatically numbered? – Oskar Duveborn Aug 20 '14 at 12:59
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This VSTS/TFS extension does exactly what you're asking, it enables you to set a goal for each sprint: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=keesschollaart.sprint-goal

Full disclosure: I'm the author!

Kees Schollaart
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