Closing Sprint - move issues to the top of the next sprint

[Maria Hauer]

I have a bit of an unusual setup regarding sprints, since we are working with a supplier and they need us to plan a few sprints ahead. What we also agreed on is, if any work that was already ordered (starting a sprint with new tickets is ordering them) they will automatically move to the next sprint.

All good so far - but what bugs me quite a bit is, that when moving issues to another sprint, they are not added at the top of the sprint backlog but at the bottom. Usually old or unfinished stories have a higher priority (otherwise they would have been further back in the product backlog).

So - without any regards of this is the right or wrong way to plan - is there anyway I can tell JIRA to move unfinished issues when closing a sprint to the top of the sprint backlog?

If yes, pls explain - if no, well nevermind, I'm creative I'm sure I'll finde a solution :-)

[Marina Triebe-Gravel]

I'm having the same issue as the OP in 2024. We use rank and "physical" ticket order to plan the sprint. As I move tickets from one sprint to the next, they always go to the bottom of the new sprint, no matter the rank. Like the OP my team pulls tickets from the top of the sprint. Is there a way to send tickets from one sprint to another to the top vs the bottom? 

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi @Maria Hauer 

How is your backlog currently sorted?  Is it by rank?

If so, when the incomplete items from the finishing sprint are returned to the backlog, they are interleaved into what their rank was when the finishing sprint started.

To reduce this effect, ensure all items for a next sprint are at the top of the backlog before moving them into the sprint.  When any of them are carried-over they should go to the top.

Best regards,

Bill

[Maria Hauer]

Hi @Bill Sheboy ,

ahhh...that might be the reason, since I'm putting new issues directly into the pre-created sprint they are not ranked properly looking at the "big" picture.

I'll try that, many thanks!

Cheers, Maria

[Bill Sheboy]

Hi, Maria.  If this solution works for you, please mark the answer as accepted so others can benefit from it.

Thanks!