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title: Define an Agile group
description: Create an agile assignment group to later assign the work of an agile project.Add members to the group who are later assigned tasks of an agile project.Decide the capacity of a group based on the historical velocity of the group for each sprint.Convert a release team to an agile group to later assign the work of an agile project.Create a sprint to plan the work for an agile phase of a project.Create multiple sprints to plan the work for an assignment group.
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product: PPM Collaboration
classification: ppm-collaboration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 3
breadcrumb: [Agile Development 2.0 integration with Project Portfolio Management, Explore Project Portfolio Management, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Define an Agile group

Create an agile assignment group to later assign the work of an agile project.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## About this task

[Assignment groups in Agile Development 2.0](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/agile-development/manage-groups-agile-dev.md)

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Agile Development** > **Groups**.

2.  Click **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields:

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|Enter the name of the group.|
    |Manager|Select the manager of the group.|
    |Group capacity \(points\)|Enter the projected capacity of the group in story points for each sprint.|
    |Group email|Email address of the group.|
    |Description|A brief description of the group.|

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Create Sprints|Access the **Create Sprints for Team** dialog box. Fill in the fields and then click **OK** to create multiple sprints for the current group. The new sprints are added to the **Sprints** related list.|
    |Sprint Planning|Access the **Sprint Planning** tab on the Agile Board.|
    |Group Velocity|Access a chart which shows how the story points in a project are allotted across sprints.|

4.  Click **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Agile Development 2.0 integration with Project Portfolio Management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/ppm-collaboration/c_SDLCIntegrationWithProjectPortfolioSuite.md)

## Add group members

Add members to the group who are later assigned tasks of an agile project.

### Before you begin

Role required: none

### Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Agile Development** > **Groups**.

2.  Open the desired group.

3.  Click **New** in the **Group Members** related list.

4.  Add the name of the group member in the **Name** field.

5.  Select a **Scrum Role** for the group member.

6.  Click **Submit**.


## Decide the capacity of a group

Decide the capacity of a group based on the historical velocity of the group for each sprint.

### Before you begin

Role required: scrum\_master

### Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Agile Development** > **Groups**.

2.  Open the desired group.

3.  Decide the group capacity in points and enter the number in the **Group capacity \(points\)** field.

4.  Click **Update**.


## Convert a release team to an agile group

Convert a release team to an agile group to later assign the work of an agile project.

### Before you begin

Role required: project\_manager

### About this task

This section is applicable only if you have upgraded from Agile Development 1.0 to Agile Development 2.0.

### Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Agile Development** > **Groups**.

2.  Click the **Convert Release Teams to Groups** related link.

3.  Select the team that you want to convert to an agile group.

4.  Click **Convert to Group**.


## Create a sprint

Create a sprint to plan the work for an agile phase of a project.

### Before you begin

Role required: none.

### Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Agile Development** > **Groups**.

2.  Open the desired group.

3.  Click **New** in the Sprints related list.

4.  Fill in the following fields on the Sprint form:

    -   **Short description**: Name or a brief description of the sprint
    -   **Planned start date**: Start date for this sprint
    -   **Planned end date**: End date for this sprint
    -   **Group capacity \(points\)**: Projected capacity of the group in story points
5.  Click **Submit**.


## Create multiple sprints

Create multiple sprints to plan the work for an assignment group.

### Before you begin

Role required: none.

### Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Agile Development** > **Groups**.

2.  Open the desired team.

3.  Click the **Create Sprints** related link to open the Create Sprints for Team dialog box.

4.  In the Sprint form, fill in the fields:

    -   **Name**: the name of the sprint.
    -   **Starting Number**: the number of the first sprint to be created.
    -   **Start date**: the start date for the first sprint to be created.
    -   **Duration**: the number of days in a sprint.
    -   **Number of sprints**: the number of sprints to be created.
5.  Click **OK**.

    The new sprints are added to the **Sprints** related list on the Team form.