How to Create a Kanban Board in Jira

Updated on:

April 6, 2026

By:

Madhav Bhandari

Use this interactive demo to learn how to create a Kanban board in Jira.

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Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a Kanban board in Jira:

Go to Your work on the top left.
Select the Boards tab in the dropdown and click on View all boards.
Select Create Board in the upper right of the screen.
In the modal that pops up, choose Create a Kanban board.
Select whether to base your board on a new software project or one or more existing projects.
Name your board and hit Create board.
Your board is created; you can start by creating the first issue in your board.

📌 Why this matters

Creating your own Kanban board gives you complete control over workflow stages, team permissions, and project scope instead of inheriting someone else's setup. You can customize columns to match your team's actual process, whether that's development, marketing, or support work.

Beyond basic task tracking, your board becomes a real-time collaboration hub where stakeholders can see progress without interrupting your team, and you can spot bottlenecks before they derail deadlines.

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