Kanban Sprint (next gen/classic)

[Farbod Jahan]

I have tried the next gen kanban sprint boards and I liked how the board shows only items per each sprint then hides everything else and puts it into the backlog. Is there a way to have the same approach in classic?

I prefer classic because it allows you to organize by priority level but I want it so that my board only shows the items in the sprint if that is at all possible.

[Kevin Bui]

 I liked how the board shows only items per each sprint then hides everything else and puts it into the backlog. Is there a way to have the same approach in classic?

Hi @Farbod Jahan - I may be misunderstanding you, but this is exactly how the classic Scrum template works. All issues remain in the backlog, and the only issues that show on the board are the issues that have been chosen for the sprint.

[Farbod Jahan]

Do they? I am currently on kanban board classic and using the releases feature to create sprints as I do not see any other option for sprint creation in kanban classic. 

[Kevin Bui]

Yes, this is correct. The classic Kanban template does not have the sprint functionality, but the classic Scrum template does. 

If you want to stick to the Kanban template, the releases feature is the closest way to mimic sprints. Though in my opinion if your team does work in sprints, you'll be better off in the Scrum template.

[Farbod Jahan]

We like the format of the kanban board and viewing it. But for the kanban board is there a way to separate by "Fix Versions" to show only items in that "Fix version" aka sprint

[Kevin Bui]

@Farbod Jahan - Yes, this is possible. You can modify your Kanban board (or create a new board) so that is uses the following JQL filter:

project = "My Project" AND fixVersion = "Version 1.0"

This will find all issues in "My Project" that belong to the version called Version 1.0. Of course, you'll need to edit the values so that it matches your project setup.

Hope that helps!

[Farbod Jahan]

@Kevin Bui  Yea that was my workaround approach but then you have to recreate the query for every release

[Petter Gonçalves]

Hello Farbod,

Actually, the Sprint feature is a Scrum functionality and was not designed to run in Kanban Classic Projects. It was added in the next-gen Kanban projects due to several customer requests about it.

However, you can configure the same view of a Next-gen Kanban board in a Classic Scrum Project:

Classic Scrum Project:

Next-gen Kanban Project:

Please, let me know if this option works for you or if there is any specific feature on the classic Kanban board that you were not able to achieve on a Classic Scrum board.

[Farbod Jahan]

Thanks for the response. The only way to do that is to remove all items from backlog and use the kanban backlog setup right?