Add scrum tasks to a story in CWM

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 2 min read add-scrum-tasks-to-a-story-cwm.md

Break down a user story into scrum tasks in Collaborative Work Management (CWM) to distribute work across team members and track daily progress during a sprint.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cwm.cwm_user

About this task

Scrum tasks are added one at a time from the Scrum tasks tab on a story form. To generate multiple scrum tasks at once based on the story description using Now Assist, see Generate scrum tasks for a story with ServiceNow Otto.

Procedure

Navigate to Workspaces > Collaborative Work Management.
From a Space, select a Board.
Open a story by selecting it from one of the views (List, Gantt, Kanban, or Sprint planning).
Select the Scrum Tasks tab on the story form.

[Omitted image "cwm-scrum-tasks-add.png"] Alt text: The Scrum tasks tab on a story form showing the option to add a scrum task from the side panel.
Select Add new.
Enter a name for the scrum task.
Select the Save icon ([Omitted image "cwm-icon-scrum-task-save.png"] Alt text:).

[Omitted image "cwm-scrum-tasks-save.png"] Alt text: Save the scrum task after providing its name.
Select + Add new to add more scrum tasks.

What to do next

To add more scrum tasks, repeat the previous steps. You can also add scrum tasks inline from the List and Sprint planning views.[Omitted image "cwm-scrum-tasks-add-inline.png"] Alt text: Option to add scrum task for a story inline in the List view.

To generate scrum tasks automatically based on the story content without manual work, see Generate scrum tasks for a story with ServiceNow Otto.

Parent Topic:Scrum tasks for stories in CWM

Related topics

Scrum tasks for stories in CWM

Generate scrum tasks for a story with ServiceNow Otto

Keywords scrum tasksstoryagileCWMsprintadd scrum task

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title: Add scrum tasks to a story in CWM
description: Break down a user story into scrum tasks in Collaborative Work Management \(CWM\) to distribute work across team members and track daily progress during a sprint.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/add-scrum-tasks-to-a-story-cwm.html
release: australia
product: Collaborative Work Management
classification: collaborative-work-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
keywords: [scrum tasks, story, agile, CWM, sprint, add scrum task]
breadcrumb: [Scrum tasks for stories, Agile in CWM, Use, Collaborative Work Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---

# Add scrum tasks to a story in CWM

Break down a user story into scrum tasks in Collaborative Work Management \(CWM\) to distribute work across team members and track daily progress during a sprint.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_cwm.cwm\_user

## About this task

Scrum tasks are added one at a time from the **Scrum tasks** tab on a story form. To generate multiple scrum tasks at once based on the story description using Now Assist, see [Generate scrum tasks for a story with ServiceNow Otto](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/generate-scrum-tasks-for-stories-cwm.md).

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **Workspaces** &gt; **Collaborative Work Management**.

2. From a Space, select a Board.

3. Open a story by selecting it from one of the views \(List, Gantt, Kanban, or Sprint planning\).

4. Select the **Scrum Tasks** tab on the story form.

\[Omitted image "cwm-scrum-tasks-add.png"\] Alt text: The Scrum tasks tab on a story form showing the option to add a scrum task from the side panel.

5. Select **Add new**.

6. Enter a name for the scrum task.

7. Select the Save icon \(\[Omitted image "cwm-icon-scrum-task-save.png"\] Alt text:\).

\[Omitted image "cwm-scrum-tasks-save.png"\] Alt text: Save the scrum task after providing its name.

8. Select **+ Add new** to add more scrum tasks.

## What to do next

To add more scrum tasks, repeat the previous steps. You can also add scrum tasks inline from the List and Sprint planning views.\[Omitted image "cwm-scrum-tasks-add-inline.png"\] Alt text: Option to add scrum task for a story inline in the List view.

To generate scrum tasks automatically based on the story content without manual work, see [Generate scrum tasks for a story with ServiceNow Otto](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/generate-scrum-tasks-for-stories-cwm.md).

**Parent Topic:**[Scrum tasks for stories in CWM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/managing-scrum-tasks-for-stories-cwm.md)

**Related topics**

[Scrum tasks for stories in CWM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/managing-scrum-tasks-for-stories-cwm.md)

[Generate scrum tasks for a story with ServiceNow Otto](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/generate-scrum-tasks-for-stories-cwm.md)