Quick summary
Splitting a story in Jira lets agile teams break oversized backlog items into focused, manageable work items without losing context. Use the built-in Split Story feature from the backlog view to create new issues with custom summaries, story points, and sprint destinations.
Steps
- In the backlog view of your Jira scrum board, find the story you want to split and click the More Actions button next to it.
- Choose Split Story from the list of options.
- Fill in all necessary information for the new work item, including the Summary, Estimate Story Points, and Destination.
- To add more work items, click Add Another and repeat the same steps.
- Once done, click Split to confirm and proceed.
- The selected story in your Jira space will be split according to your configuration.
