Managing Sprints

Sprint Management Guide

Sprints are time-boxed iterations that help your team deliver work in focused increments.

Sprint States

  • Future: Planned but not yet started
  • Active: Currently in progress (only one sprint can be active at a time)
  • Closed: Completed and read-only

Creating a Sprint

  1. Navigate to DevOps > Backlog.
  2. Click Create Sprint.
  3. Enter the sprint name, start date, end date, and an optional goal.
  4. Click Save. The sprint is created in the Future state.

Adding Issues to a Sprint

From the backlog, edit an issue and select the sprint from the Sprint dropdown. Or drag issues into the sprint section of the backlog.

Starting a Sprint

  1. Open the sprint you want to start.
  2. Click Start Sprint.
  3. The sprint moves to Active state. Only one sprint can be active at a time.

Closing a Sprint

  1. Open the active sprint.
  2. Click Close Sprint.
  3. The sprint moves to Closed state and becomes read-only.
  4. Any incomplete issues remain in the backlog for the next sprint.

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