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title: Manage project stories in the project workbench
description: If Project Portfolio Management and Agile Development 2.0 are activated, the project manager can manage the stories in a project from the project workbench.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/project-management/t\_ManageProjStoriesProjWorkbench.html
release: australia
product: Project Management
classification: project-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Managing Project workbench, Using Project workbench - Legacy, Using Project Management, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Manage project stories in the project workbench

If Project Portfolio Management and Agile Development 2.0 are activated, the project manager can manage the stories in a project from the project workbench.

## Before you begin

Activate Project Portfolio Management and Agile Development 2.0 plugins.

Role required: it\_project\_manager

## About this task

Manage stories in your project using the **Manage Stories** option in the Project Workbench.

## Procedure

1.  In the project workbench header, select the options icon \(\[Omitted image "more\_options\_icon.png"\] Alt text: Options icon\) and then select **Manage Stories**.

    The Backlog section of the Agile Board opens in a new tab.

2.  Select a story to open the Story form in the pop-up window, or select **New** to create a new story.

3.  Fill in the fields on the Story form.

4.  Select **Update** or **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Managing Project workbench](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/project-management/c_UsingProjectWorkbench.md)

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