Create work items for sprints in CWM
Create and add new work items to a sprint directly from the Sprint planning view of Collaborative Work Management.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_cwm.cwm_user
Procedure
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Navigate to Workspaces > Collaborative Work Management.
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From a Space, select a Board that you're performing sprint planning for.
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Select the Sprint planning tab.
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From the sprint header, select the Add item ([Omitted image "cwm-icon-add-item.png"] Alt text: Add item icon.) icon.
[Omitted image "cwm-sprint-add-item.png"] Alt text: Add item option in Sprint planning in the CWM workspace.
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Select the work item type from the Item type drop-down list.
The default work item type available is Task. You can enable other types such as Story or create a custom type. See Create and manage custom work item types in CWM.
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On the form, fill in the details for the item such as short description, start and end dates, story points, and others.
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Select Submit.
Parent Topic:Sprint planning in CWM
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title: Create work items for sprints in CWM
description: Create and add new work items to a sprint directly from the Sprint planning view of Collaborative Work Management.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/create-work-items-for-sprints-in-cwm.html
release: brazil
product: Collaborative Work Management
classification: collaborative-work-management
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Plan sprints, Agile in CWM, Use, Collaborative Work Management, Strategic Portfolio Management]
---
# Create work items for sprints in CWM
Create and add new work items to a sprint directly from the Sprint planning view of Collaborative Work Management.
## Before you begin
Role required: sn\_cwm.cwm\_user
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Collaborative Work Management**.
2. From a Space, select a Board that you're performing sprint planning for.
3. Select the Sprint planning tab.
4. From the sprint header, select the Add item \(\[Omitted image "cwm-icon-add-item.png"\] Alt text: Add item icon.\) icon.
\[Omitted image "cwm-sprint-add-item.png"\] Alt text: Add item option in Sprint planning in the CWM workspace.
5. Select the work item type from the **Item type** drop-down list.
The default work item type available is Task. You can enable other types such as Story or create a custom type. See [Create and manage custom work item types in CWM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/create-custom-work-item-types-in-cwm.md).
6. On the form, fill in the details for the item such as short description, start and end dates, story points, and others.
7. Select **Submit**.
**Parent Topic:**[Sprint planning in CWM](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/agile-sprint-planning-in-cwm.md)
| title | Create work items for sprints in CWM |
| description | Create and add new work items to a sprint directly from the Sprint planning view of Collaborative Work Management. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/it-business-management/collaborative-work-management/create-work-items-for-sprints-in-cwm.html |
| release | brazil |
| product | Collaborative Work Management |
| classification | collaborative-work-management |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 1 |
| breadcrumb | Plan sprintsAgile in CWMUseCollaborative Work ManagementStrategic Portfolio Management |