Proposal: Extend project_scrum with Epics & User Stories Management (Odoo 18)

[mathben]

Hello OCA community 👋,

I would like to open a discussion about possible improvements to the project_scrum module within the project-agile repository for Odoo 18.

As Scrum processes evolve, many teams rely not only on tasks and sprints, but also on higher-level elements such as User Stories and Epics. Today, these concepts are partially represented in Odoo, but not fully supported in a structured way.

💡 Proposed functional enhancements

Below are some ideas that could bring additional value to the module:

1. Epic Management

• Add a new model for Epics

• Link multiple User Stories to an Epic

• Track progress based on completed stories

• Provide kanban and reporting views

2. User Stories

• Introduce a dedicated model for User Stories

• Story-specific fields: As a…, I want…, So that…, priority, story points, DoD

• Link stories to tasks

• Optional automated task creation

• Kanban view for stories

3. Improved Backlog Management

• mUnified backlog: Epics → Stories → Tasks

• Drag & drop between sprints

• Advanced filtering and prioritization tools

4. Sprint Enhancements

• Built-in burndown chart

• Team capacity planning

• Velocity tracking

5. Reporting & Dashboards

• Epic and Story progress charts

• Velocity reports

• Sprint summaries

These are only initial suggestions — the goal is to start a conversation and gather feedback from the community.

🗣️ Call for feedback

What features would you like to see added to project_scrum for Odoo 18?

• Are Epics and Stories relevant for your use cases?

• Do you prefer a lightweight or more structured agile workflow?

• Are there specific views, integrations, or reports you would find useful?

All ideas, opinions, and contributions are welcome.
If there is interest, I’d be happy to help draft a more concrete specification or contribute to development.

Thanks in advance to the OCA contributors and maintainers! 🙏

[rvalyi]

would it be hard to add these features as extra modules? Small changes in project_agile to accommodate with such extra modules would certainly be easily approved...
In general the OCA is successful because it has many small modules where people can easily agree on even if they don't necessarily agree on everything, much like the UNIX spirit. Disclaimer I'm not a project_agile specialist.

[mathben]

@rvalyi sure, I expect to create multiple module to enable feature.

Works already done here :
Origin (start at odoo 10) : https://github.com/modoolar/oca-project-agile/tree/11.0
Scrummer, external app into Odoo : https://github.com/modoolar/scrummer

Works to migrate to Odoo 12 : modoolar/scrummer#10

[andreschenkels]

@mathben do you know the status of this project_scrum at this moment? I would love to do some work or even migrate it. But what is the idea now?

[mathben]

I appreciate your implication @andreschenkels

My work has been stalled since this issue. I think we have to do these actions in order of priority :

1. Merge this migration for odoo 17 : [17.0][MIG] project_scrum #45
2. Finish the migration for odoo 16 : [16.0][MIG] project_scrum #39
3. Do the migration for odoo 18, extract relevant information from [18.0][ADD][WIP] project_scrum: moving from repo oca/project #46
4. Support epics from odoo 14, create another module like project_scrum_epic [14.0][NEW] WIP project_scrum_epic #42

I currently have a database at version 12, I would like to upgrade to 18.