Kanban Board

Views

Overview

The Kanban Board (also called the Sprint Board) gives you a card-based view of all stories in a sprint, organised into columns by workflow stage. Drag cards across columns to update their status. It's the primary view for daily standups and tracking in-flight work.

The board always shows one sprint at a time. Use the sprint selector at the top to switch between the active sprint, planned sprints, and historical closed sprints.

Getting there

1Select your project from the project switcher
2Click Board in the left sidebar
3The board loads with the active sprint selected by default

Board columns

Each column represents a workflow stage. The default stages are:

ColumnWhat it means
BacklogStories not yet started. New stories land here by default.
GroomingStories being refined — acceptance criteria being written, estimates being set.
In DevelopmentStories actively being worked on.
TestingStories under QA or review.
ReadyStories complete and waiting for acceptance.
AcceptedStories signed off and done. Counts toward velocity.

Column names and the number of columns can be customised per project under Project Settings → Workflow.

Moving cards

Drag a card from one column to another to update its status. The change saves immediately — no need to confirm.

You can also update a card's status without dragging: click the card to open the story detail panel, then change the Status field from there.

Moving a card to Accepted marks the story as delivered. This is the final step — it counts toward the sprint's velocity and notifies the story's creator.

What's on a card

Each card shows at a glance:

  • Story ID and title — click the title to open the full story
  • Story points — shown in the bottom-right corner
  • Assignee avatar — hover to see the full name
  • Priority indicator — coloured stripe on the left edge (red = Critical, orange = High)
  • Blocked indicator — a red warning icon if the story is marked as blocked
  • Story type badge — Feature, Task, Bug, Spike, etc.

Filtering the board

Use the filter bar above the board to focus on a subset of cards:

  • Assignee — show only cards assigned to a specific team member. Useful for standups.
  • Priority — highlight Critical or High priority items across all columns
  • Type — toggle between stories, defects, or both
  • Tag — filter by custom labels applied to stories

Adding stories from the board

You can create new stories directly on the board without going to the Backlog:

1Click + Add Story at the bottom of the Backlog or In Development column
2Fill in the story title and any other details
3The story is created in that sprint and column immediately

Switching between sprints

The sprint selector at the top of the board lists all sprints — active, planned, and closed. Select any sprint to view its board. Closed sprint boards are read-only; you can view the final state but cannot move cards.

Troubleshooting

The Board is showing the wrong sprint

Use the sprint selector at the top of the board to switch between sprints. The active sprint is selected by default. You can view any sprint's board — including closed ones — from the same selector.

I can't drag a story to a column

Check that you have contributor access on the project. Read-only members can view the board but cannot move cards. Also confirm the story isn't locked — stories in a closed sprint are read-only.

A story card isn't showing on the board

The board only shows stories assigned to the selected sprint. If a story is missing, it may be in the backlog (no sprint assigned) or in a different sprint. Use the Backlog view or Scrum View to locate it.

The WIP limit is highlighted in red

Your project has a WIP (work-in-progress) limit configured for that column. Move or complete some stories in the column before adding more. WIP limits are set under Project Settings → Board.

I want to add a custom column

Board columns map to workflow stages, which are configured per project under Project Settings → Workflow. Ask your project manager to add or rename stages.

Defects aren't showing on the board

Use the filter toggle at the top of the board to enable defects. By default the board may show stories only.