How does the effort field work?

The effort field in Productboard is designed to be flexible, so it accepts any numerical value. However, the auto-suggested values that appear when you select the field are on the story point scale (similar to Fibonacci).

The effort field can be used in the following ways:

• As part of formulas (for instance, in a RICE score, E is for Effort)
• On items displayed on a roadmap
• As part of a Jira integration for a two-way story point sync

Displaying the effort field

To display the effort field on a features board or grid: 

1. Click  Add columns button.
2. On the sidebar, click on Default fields.
3. Toggle on the Effort field.
   
   

To display the effort field on most roadmaps: 

1. Click the  Configure button on the top right of the roadmap.
2. Choose the item type you’d like to add Effort to (timelines and columns boards only)
   
3. Toggle on the Effort field.
   

See also

• Getting familiar with Productboard's default fields