User Story Voting

Vote on user stories to help your team prioritize the backlog. See which features matter most to the team through collective voting.

Overview

The Voting Board allows team members to vote on user stories, helping identify which stories should be prioritized. This is useful for backlog grooming and understanding team preferences.

Accessing the Voting Board

Navigate to your project and click on the "Voting" tab in the user stories section.

Page Header

The header displays key statistics:

Total Votes - Total votes cast across all stories
Voters - Number of unique team members who have voted
Your Votes - How many stories you have voted on

Sort Options

Use the dropdown to sort stories by:

Most voted
Least voted
Newest
Oldest

View Toggle

Switch between display modes:

List View - Table format with story details
Grid View - Card-based layout
Analytics View - Charts and insights (Pro feature)

List View

The list view displays stories in a table format:

Columns

Vote - Click the vote button to vote or unvote
Title - Story title with link to full details
Progress - Task completion progress bar
Priority - Priority level with color indicator
Epic - Associated epic if any
Voters - Count of team members who voted

Voting

Click the arrow button in the Vote column:

Unselected stories show a gray button
After voting, the button turns purple
Click again to remove your vote

Stories you have voted on are highlighted with a purple background tint.

Grid View

The grid view displays stories as cards in a responsive grid:

Card Layout

Each card shows:

Header - Story code and priority badge
Title - Story title (click to open details)
Progress - Task completion bar with counts
Epic - Epic name if assigned
Footer - Voter avatars and vote button

Rank Badges

Top 3 stories with votes display rank badges:

Gold badge for #1
Silver badge for #2
Bronze badge for #3

Analytics View (Pro)

The analytics view provides insights into voting patterns:

KPI Bar

Five statistics across the top:

Total Stories - Number of user stories
Total Votes - Sum of all votes
Stories with Votes - Count of stories that received at least one vote
Unique Voters - Number of team members participating
Participation - Percentage of members who voted

Voting Activity Chart

Line chart showing voting activity over the last 30 days. Helps identify when the team is most active in prioritization.

Priority Distribution Chart

Pie chart showing how votes are distributed across priority levels.

How Voting Works

Browse Stories - View all user stories in list or grid view
Read Details - Click a story title to see full description and acceptance criteria
Cast Vote - Click the vote button to vote for stories you think are important
Change Mind - Click again to remove your vote
See Results - Stories with more votes rise to the top when sorted by "Most voted"

Use Cases

Backlog Prioritization

Before sprint planning:

Have all team members vote on stories
Sort by most voted
Discuss top-voted stories first
Use votes as input for sprint planning

Feature Discovery

Understand what the team considers most valuable:

Review analytics for voting patterns
Identify stories with high vote counts
Consider team preferences when planning roadmap

Stakeholder Input

If clients have access:

Allow clients to vote on stories
Understand client priorities
Balance client votes with technical team input

Pagination

Both list and grid views support pagination:

Click "Load More" at the bottom to see additional stories
The button shows remaining story count

Permissions

All project team members can vote on user stories. Viewing analytics requires Pro subscription.

User Stories - Create and manage user stories
Sprint Planning - Plan sprints with prioritized stories
Epics - Organize stories into epics