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How to Enable Parallel Sprints in Jira

Updated on:
May 11, 2026
By:
Madhav Bhandari
Use this interactive demo to learn how to activate parallel sprints in your Jira project settings.

Quick summary

Parallel sprints in Jira allow multiple active sprints to run simultaneously within a single board, giving agile teams greater scheduling flexibility. This guide walks you through the exact Jira settings needed to enable parallel sprints in just a few clicks.


Steps

  1. Open your Jira dashboard and click the gear icon in the upper right corner to access Jira settings.
  2. Select Products from the settings menu.
  3. Drag the toggle slider to the right to enable parallel sprints in Jira.
  4. Parallel sprints are now successfully enabled in your Jira configuration.

📌 Why this matters

Enabling parallel sprints in Jira is essential for agile teams managing multiple workstreams or releases at the same time. This feature allows scrum teams to run more than one active sprint on a single board, reducing bottlenecks and improving sprint planning flexibility. For organizations scaling their agile processes, parallel sprints give project managers finer control over backlog execution and team capacity. Activating this setting takes under a minute and can significantly improve how cross-functional teams coordinate work in Jira Software.
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