Quick summary
Reopening a closed sprint in Jira lets teams recover accidentally ended sprints and continue tracking work without losing progress. This guide walks you through the exact steps to reopen a sprint using the Burnup Report and More Actions menu in your Jira scrum board.
Steps
- In your Jira scrum board, head over to the top menu bar and click Reports.
- Select Burnup Report from the available report options.
- Click the Sprint menu to view sprint options.
- Select the specific closed sprint you want to reopen.
- Click the More Actions button in the top-right corner.
- Select Reopen Sprint from the dropdown to continue.
- Read the confirmation terms, then click Reopen Sprint to confirm your request.
- The selected closed sprint in your Jira scrum board will now be successfully reopened.
