How to Create a Kanban Board in Jira

Quick summary

A Kanban board in Jira gives teams a visual way to track and manage work across customizable columns. This guide walks you through every step to create a Kanban board inside Jira's board management interface.

Steps

1. Go to Your work on the top left of the Jira navigation.
2. Select the Boards tab in the dropdown menu.
3. Click on View all boards to open the boards management page.
4. Select Create board in the upper right of the screen.
5. In the modal that appears, choose Create a Kanban board.
6. Choose between the available board options and click Next.
7. Name your board and hit Create board to finalize setup.
8. Your Kanban board is ready — start by creating your first issue on the board.