Sprints and boards

Plan a sprint. See exactly what moved.

Order the backlog, plan a sprint with a goal and story points, and follow it on a board. When it ends, you decide where the unfinished work goes, and the burndown keeps an honest record.

Rather try it here? Move cards on a demo board

Acme/ACME/Board/Sprint 08

Make invitations clearer

4 Oct – 17 Oct 20264 days left21 of 34 points resolved

Cards by status:

  • Open 3
  • In Progress 2
  • Fixed 6

Open3

5 points

ACME-142points

Invite email subject names the org

TaskNormalDevelopment: Branch activeCasey Kim
ACME-151points

Resend invite from the members list

FeatureNormalDevelopment: DraftAlex LeeSam Ortiz
ACME-92points

Upload stalls at 100% on slow links

BugMajor

In Progress2

8 pointsmax 2

ACME-115points

Swimlane header overlaps count

BugNormalDevelopment: CI failingCasey Kim
ACME-103points

Invite landing shows the inviter

FeatureNormalDevelopment: In reviewAlex Lee

Fixedresolved6

21 points

ACME-123points

Invite link blank after it expires

BugMajorDevelopment: MergedAlex Lee
ACME-68points

Project-scoped invite links

FeatureMajorDevelopment: MergedJordan
ACME-55points

Accept invite while signed in

BugMajorDevelopment: MergedAlex Lee
ACME-43points

Invite expiry setting per org

TaskNormalDevelopment: MergedSam Ortiz
ACME-131points

Invite expiry date shown in UTC

BugMinorDevelopment: MergedAlex Lee
ACME-21points

Password hint is cut off on small screens

BugNormalDevelopment: MergedJordan
  1. Planned · Sprint 09

    19 Oct – 30 Oct 2026

    4 issues, 11 points. Waiting for its start.

  2. Active · Sprint 08

    4 Oct – 17 Oct 2026

    4 days left. One active sprint per project.

  3. Completed · Sprint 07

    21 Sep – 2 Oct 2026

    27 of 30 points resolved. ACME-10 moved on to Sprint 08.

Sprint 08 on 13 Oct 2026: 11 cards, in backlog order, with priority on the left edge and the development badge from GitHub or GitLab. Hand-drawn product view with fictional data.

From an ordered backlog to a running sprint.

The backlog is every issue in no sprint. You decide what moves into the next one; nothing is planned for you.

  1. Order the backlog. Drag a row by its grip, or focus the grip and use Space, the arrow keys and Space again. The board shows cards in the same order.
  2. Move work into a planned sprint. Drop rows into it, or bring over every unresolved issue of the running sprint when you create the next one.
  3. Set a goal and points. The goal is Markdown. Story points are whole numbers from 0 to 999; an issue without them reads Not estimated.
  4. Start it. It starts on the day you start it and keeps its planned end date, which drives the days-left countdown. One sprint runs at a time in each project.
ACME/Backlog

Sprint 08Active4 Oct – 17 Oct 2026 · 4 days left · 21 of 34 points resolved

Sprint 09Planned19 Oct – 30 Oct 2026 · 4 issues · 11 points

Goal: Members can manage invitations without asking an admin.

  • ACME-16Reminder email before an invite expiresFeature3 points
  • ACME-17Show who invited each memberFeature2 points
  • ACME-18Revoke a pending invitationFeature5 points
  • ACME-19Invite form explains each roleTask1 point

Backlog7 issues · 8 points

#Unresolved7 issues

  • ACME-20Members list stops at 50 peopleBug3 points
  • ACME-21Avatar initials clash for similar namesBug2 points
  • ACME-22Remember the last board filterFeatureNot estimated
  • ACME-23Due date picker starts on MondayTask1 point

3 more issues

The running sprint comes first, then each planned sprint, then the backlog. The query above the backlog narrows only the backlog. Hand-drawn product view with fictional data.

One sprint, read the way the team works.

A board shows one sprint, or every open issue in the project, as columns of cards. A Project Admin chooses what the columns and rows mean, per board.

Columns by status, priority or type.

A column can hold several values, such as Open and Reopened. Moving a card gives the issue that column’s first value.

Swimlanes for people or epics.

One row per assignee, priority or type, or one row per epic with its issues inside. Cards without an epic sit in Uncategorized, always last.

WIP limits warn, they never block.

Set a minimum and a maximum per column. Over the maximum the limit turns red, under the minimum amber, and the card still moves.

Counts follow the filter.

Type a query above the board and each column reads 3 of 8. WIP limits still count all eight.

StatusMoving a card changes its status.

Open3

In Progress2

Fixed6

ACME-142points
ACME-151points
ACME-92points
ACME-115points
ACME-103points
ACME-123points
ACME-68points
ACME-55points
ACME-43points
ACME-131points
ACME-21points
PriorityMoving a card changes its priority.

Major4

Normal6

Minor1

ACME-123points
ACME-92points
ACME-68points
ACME-55points
ACME-142points
ACME-151points
ACME-115points
ACME-103points
ACME-43points
ACME-21points
ACME-131points
TypeMoving a card changes its type.

Bug6

Feature3

Task2

ACME-123points
ACME-92points
ACME-115points
ACME-55points
ACME-131points
ACME-21points
ACME-151points
ACME-103points
ACME-68points
ACME-142points
ACME-43points
LanesStatus columns, one row per assignee. Cards move within their own row.

Open3

In Progress2

Fixed6

Alex Lee5

ACME-151points
ACME-103points
ACME-123points
ACME-55points
ACME-131points

Casey Kim2

ACME-142points
ACME-115points

Jordan2

ACME-68points
ACME-21points

Sam Ortiz1

ACME-43points

Unassigned1

ACME-92points

The same eleven cards of Sprint 08, keys and points only. Every project starts with one board: To do, In progress and Done, with a row per epic. Here the epic ACME-3, Make invitations clearer, would hold four of the cards.

A sprint ends with a decision, not a pile of forgotten work.

Move two cards on Sprint 08 and watch the counts. Then finish the sprint: you choose where the unfinished issues go, the backlog or a planned sprint. Nothing is chosen for you.

Move a card

Both cards moved, then Sprint 08 finished with its unfinished issues sent to Sprint 09. With JavaScript on, you can make these moves yourself.

ACME/Board/Sprint 08Completed
Make invitations clearer24 of 34 points resolved

Open0

0 points

Moved to Sprint 09

In Progress0

0 pointsmax 2

Moved to Sprint 09

Fixedresolved7

24 points

ACME-123points

Invite link blank after it expires

BugMajorDevelopment: MergedAlex Lee
ACME-103points

Invite landing shows the inviter

FeatureNormalDevelopment: In reviewAlex Lee
ACME-68points

Project-scoped invite links

FeatureMajorDevelopment: MergedJordan
ACME-55points

Accept invite while signed in

BugMajorDevelopment: MergedAlex Lee
ACME-43points

Invite expiry setting per org

TaskNormalDevelopment: MergedSam Ortiz
ACME-131points

Invite expiry date shown in UTC

BugMinorDevelopment: MergedAlex Lee
ACME-21points

Password hint is cut off on small screens

BugNormalDevelopment: MergedJordan
In Progress has a maximum of 2 cards. Hand-drawn product view with fictional data.
Before and now
ColumnBeforeNow
Open3 · 5 pts0 · 0 pts
In Progress2 · 8 pts0 · 0 pts
Fixed6 · 21 pts7 · 24 pts
Unfinished5 · 13 ptsMoved out

Finish Sprint 08

4 issues, 10 points unfinished. Where do they go?

Move unfinished issues to

Pick a destination first.

Backlog · Issues in no sprint
7 issues, 8 points
Sprint 09 · Planned, 19 Oct – 30 Oct 2026
4 → 8 issues, 11 → 21 points
Sprint 08
Completed. Keeps 7 issues, 24 points it resolved.
History of each moved issue
Sprint: Sprint 08 → Sprint 09

A burndown that shows when the scope moved.

The figures are recorded every night and when the sprint starts and finishes, so the chart shows how the sprint really went even after issues are edited. Scope added after the start is its own line, so we finished nothing and they added 6 points on Tuesday look different. Measure it in story points, issue count or remaining estimate.

Burndown · Sprint 07 · Story points

  • Remaining
  • Ideal
  • Scope added after the start
On 29 Sep, 6 points joined Sprint 07 after it started. Remaining work rose that day because of new work, not lost progress; the orange line counts what was added. The ideal line stays flat over the weekend. Sprint 07 finished with 27 of 30 points resolved.
Daily figures
DateRemainingIdealAddedDone
21 Sep242400
22 Sep2421.300
23 Sep2118.703
24 Sep181606
25 Sep1613.308
26 Sep1613.308
27 Sep1613.308
28 Sep1310.7011
29 Sep198611
30 Sep145.3616
1 Oct82.7622
2 Oct30627

Added is scope added since the start. Done is points resolved.

Burndown and the other reportsBurndown in the manual

Made for sprint and board work, one project at a time.

Teams that plan in sprints and follow them on a board get a backlog, sprints, boards and a burndown that agree with each other, one project at a time. It is not an enterprise portfolio planner.

Read the sprints and boards manual

A good fit for

  • A team that plans one sprint at a time in each project, with a goal and story points.
  • People who want the backlog, the board and the burndown to tell the same story about a sprint.
  • Teams whose AI agent should plan and move work with the same permissions as they have.

Not built for

  • Portfolio planning across projects. A sprint belongs to one project, and so does a board.
  • Automatic sprint planning or velocity forecasts. You choose the work; the burndown records what happened.
  • Status changes from deployments. Cards move when someone moves them, or when an automation acts on a branch, a pull request or a merge.

Questions about sprints and boards.

What happens at the end of a sprint, what WIP limits do and who can change what. Details are in the manual.

Do unfinished issues roll into the next sprint on their own?

No. Finishing a sprint asks where its unfinished issues go: the backlog or a planned sprint you pick. Nothing is chosen for you. Resolved issues stay with the finished sprint, and each moved issue’s history records the change of sprint. Sprints in the manual

Can we use a board without sprints?

Yes. Pick All open issues in the sprint picker and the board shows every unresolved issue in the project, in a sprint or not. A project with no sprint running or planned opens its board that way, so a team that never plans a sprint still has a board.

Do WIP limits stop people moving cards?

No. A column can have a minimum and a maximum number of cards. Over the maximum its limit shows in red, under the minimum in amber, and the move still goes through. Limits count every card in the column, whatever the filter.

Who can plan, start and finish sprints?

Project Admins and organisation admins plan, start, finish and delete sprints. Anyone who can edit issues, Contributors and up, moves issues into and out of sprints and reorders them. Observers see the backlog but cannot drag.

Does it plan sprints or forecast velocity for us?

No. You choose what goes into a sprint and set the points yourself, as whole numbers from 0 to 999. The burndown records what happened each day, including scope added after the start; it does not predict what comes next. Reports

Can an AI agent work with sprints and boards?

Yes. Everything on the backlog and the board is also available through the MCP tools, with the same permissions as in the app, so an agent can move issues into a sprint or read a burndown for you. MCP and AI agents

Plan your next sprint here.

Join the beta, create a project, order the backlog and start a sprint. Invite the team when the board looks right.