A sprint is a fixed-length period during which your team works through a set of stories. Creating a sprint sets up the container — name, team, and dates. You then pull stories into it and start the sprint when your team is ready.
Silverile auto-calculates sprint dates based on your project's configuration, so in most cases you just confirm the dates and click Create.
Your project needs to be set up with:
These are configured when the project is created and can be viewed under Project Settings.
You can create a sprint from two places:
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sprint Name | Yes | A unique name for this sprint within the project. Minimum 3 characters, up to 70. |
| Team | Yes | The team this sprint belongs to. Defaults to the project's main team. |
| Start Date | Yes | Auto-filled as the day after the previous sprint ended, aligned to your project's sprint start day. |
| End Date | Yes | Auto-calculated from the start date using your project's sprint duration setting. |
Start and end dates are auto-filled based on your project settings — you usually don't need to change them. The end date is calculated like this:
| Project Sprint Duration | End Date Calculation |
|---|---|
| 1 Week | Start date + 6 days |
| 2 Weeks | Start date + 13 days |
| 4 Weeks | Start date + 27 days |
| Calendar Month | Last day of the start date's month |
| Semi-monthly | Day 15, or end of month (alternating) |
The sprint is created empty — no stories are added automatically. Your next steps are:
Sprints are organised under Program Increments (PIs), which are in turn organised under Work Years. If the relevant PI or Work Year doesn't exist yet, Silverile creates them automatically based on the sprint's start date — you don't need to create them manually.
"Title already exists"
A sprint with that name already exists in this project. Choose a different name — many teams use a numbering convention like "Sprint 1", "Sprint 2", or include the date range.
The Start Date doesn't match the expected day
Sprint start dates must align with the sprint start day configured on your project (e.g. Monday). The form will warn you if the date you've chosen doesn't match — adjust it to the correct weekday.
I don't see an "Add Sprint" button
Sprint creation requires update permission on the project. Check with your project manager if the button is missing.
The wrong team is pre-selected
The Team field defaults to the project's main team. Click the dropdown to choose a different one if your project has multiple teams.
I need to change sprint dates after creation
Open the sprint from the sprint list and edit the start or end date. Be aware that changing dates may affect stories already assigned to the sprint.