{"id":108,"date":"2014-09-30T11:19:02","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T14:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myscrumhalf.com\/help\/?page_id=108"},"modified":"2026-10-26T16:09:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T19:09:37","slug":"4-1-item-backlog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.beeplus.io\/en\/3-time\/4-backlog\/4-1-item-backlog\/","title":{"rendered":"3.2.1 \u2013 Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">Activities are the work the Team needs to carry out. In <strong>Backlog \u2192 Current<\/strong>, create a new Activity with <strong>Create Activity<\/strong>. To start from a template, use <strong>Clone Activity<\/strong>, choose the Template and confirm; remember to adjust the name to show what the Activity refers to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">Besides the name (<strong>Activity<\/strong>) and <strong>Description<\/strong>, an Activity has <strong>Tags<\/strong>, <strong>Estimate<\/strong>, <strong>Added Value<\/strong>, <strong>Type<\/strong> and <strong>Due Date<\/strong>, and the <strong>Attachments<\/strong> and <strong>Tasks<\/strong> tabs. The Type can be:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n<li><strong>Regular<\/strong> \u2014 something for the Team to work on.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Problem<\/strong> \u2014 fixing something done earlier.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Epic<\/strong> \u2014 an Activity not yet detailed enough.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technical<\/strong> \u2014 something the Team must do that the client does not directly perceive as value, such as an adjustment to its own process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">Tick <strong>Accept<\/strong> to accept the Activity when you create it. Otherwise it stays in Proposed, awaiting review and acceptance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\"><strong>Estimate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">The most common estimate is points assigned by the Team to indicate the Activity&#8217;s level of difficulty. The usual scale is a modified Fibonacci sequence, but any scale can be used, including working hours. The estimate is also the basis for the Team&#8217;s velocity, which helps build Sprints with a suitable amount of work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"><strong>Important:<\/strong> an unestimated Activity added to a Sprint gets the default points set in Unestimated Activities, in the Team&#8217;s Settings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\"><strong>Added Value<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">In BeePlus, Added Value is a number with no predefined scale that helps the Team, especially the Coordinator, indicate how much an Activity contributes to the goal of the work or to client satisfaction. It is optional. A possible scale, to support the Coordinator when prioritizing:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">\n<li>0 \u2014 no added value;<\/li>\n<li>100 \u2014 low added value;<\/li>\n<li>500 \u2014 medium added value;<\/li>\n<li>1000 \u2014 high added value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"style1\"><strong>Tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style1\" style=\"margin-left: 40px;\">An Activity can be split into several tasks; by completing the tasks, the Team completes the Activity. Tasks can be created in the Tasks tab or, later, on the Team Board.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activities are the work the Team needs to carry out. In Backlog \u2192 Current, create a new Activity with Create Activity. To start from a template, use Clone Activity, choose the Template and confirm; remember to adjust the name to show what the Activity refers to. 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