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Story Points

Story Points in 5day.io represent a unit of measure used to express the overall effort required to complete a task or subtask.

Unlike time-based estimation, story points are abstract and typically based on complexity, risk, and uncertainty.

They help teams evaluate work comparatively and prioritize tasks more effectively.

This method is especially beneficial for agile project management.

Story Points are numeric values (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 5, 8…) and are used to maintain consistent relative sizing across tasks. Each task and subtask maintains its own individual story point value.

Subscription Association​

Permission Set​

Assignment of Story Points is governed by the Edit Task permission set:

  • Edit All – User can assign story points to any task/subtask.
  • Edit Owned – User can assign story points only to tasks/subtasks they own.
  • Edit Related – User can assign story points to tasks/subtasks linked to their projects.
  • Edit None – User cannot assign or edit story points.

Refer Roles and Permission for more details.

Access and Manage Story Points​

To use story points, the Story Points feature must be enabled from Project Settings → Features → Story Points.

Once enabled, the Story Points field will be available for all tasks and subtasks.

The field accepts numeric values, and there is no predefined limit on value range.

Story Points are independent between tasks and subtasks, and changes in one do not affect the other.

Add Story Points​

Task/Subtask Details​

  1. Open the Task or Subtask Details panel.
  2. Locate the Story Points field.
  3. Enter a numeric value as per your sizing convention (e.g., 3, 5, 8, etc.)."
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List View / Board View​

  1. If Story Points is not visible on the view, click Customize.
  2. Enable the Story Points field and adjust display order if necessary using drag and drop.
  3. Save the view.
  4. Locate the Story Points field for a task or subtask and enter the desired value.
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My Work​

  1. Navigate to My Work.
  2. Click on the desired task to open Task Details.
  3. Add the Story Points value as described above.

Bulk Update​

  1. Select multiple tasks/subtasks from any list or board view.
  2. Click on Bulk Update from the action bar.
  3. Choose Story Points from the update options.
  4. Enter a numeric value.
  5. All selected tasks/subtasks will be updated with the entered story point value.
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Quick Add (While Creating a Task)​

  1. While creating a task using the Quick Add method, after entering the Name and Location,
    navigate to the Story Points field.
  2. Enter the numeric value.
  3. The story points will be saved along with the task.
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Remove Story Points​

Task/Subtask Details​

  1. Open the task/subtask detail page.
  2. Locate the Story Points field and clear the entered value.

List View / Board View​

  1. If the field is visible, you can click and clear the story point value directly.

My Work​

  • Open the task from My Work.
  • Access the Story Points field and remove the assigned value.

Quick Note

  • Story Points are commonly used in Agile and Scrum to measure relative effort.
  • This is a numeric-only field and does not correlate directly with hours or days.
  • Only users with the required permissions can assign or update Story Points.

Other References​