Quick summary
Creating a sprint in Jira lets agile teams organize backlog items into time-boxed work cycles with defined goals and dates. This process takes under a minute — from clicking Create Sprint to landing on your active sprint board.
Steps
- Head over to Backlog in the left sidebar.
- Click Create Sprint at the top of the backlog section.
- Name your sprint to identify it within the project.
- Click and hold your backlog card to prepare it for assignment.
- Drag and drop the card into the sprint you just created.
- Click Start Sprint to initiate the sprint.
- In the pop-up box, update the sprint name, start and end dates, and a sprint goal.
- Your Sprint is now created and you will be taken to the sprint board.
