How do I create a sprint?

[Mark Cashmore]

Under a project I have a board, backlog, Active Sprints & reports however I can find no way to create a new sprint.  There is no button up the top as described.

Possibly it relates to the version of Jira I'm using (can't identify my version)

Maybe it's because sprints already exist but I can't see how to clear them, I can't 'complete' the sprint I'm in because a sub-task is incomplete.

I've tried creating a new board where I could put issues and treat it like a sprint but every time I try this I end up with every issue (100+) from that project listed.

Thanks.

[Dario B · Accepted solution]

Hi @Mark Cashmore ,

If you see  the  create sprint button greyed out then it can be that you miss the Manage Sprint permission

However, if you don't see the button at all, then it can be something else. In that case, can you kindly provide a screenshot of what you see when you are in the backlog page?

Cheers,
Dario 

[Mark Cashmore]

I was looking for a way to create a sprint in the 'Active Sprints' tab... not the backlog tab, down below the other sprints & off to the right is not where I'd put it?

And then when I go to the Active sprints tab it doesn't show the Sprints that I've now created (#1, #2, #3) ?

[Dario B]

Hi @Mark Cashmore ,

The Active Sprints tab only shows the issues belonging to the sprint that is active (started) at the moment.

For example, looking at the provided screenshots:

• In the Backlog tab I can see  that you have 3 sprints: 
  • #1 17 June - 1 July (active/started)
  • #2. 1 July - 15 July
  • #3 15 July - 29 July
• In the Active Sprints tab  you only see the issues belonging to the Sprint that is active at the moment: "#1 17 June - 1 July" (as you can see  at the top of the page). I am not sure why the issue PS-615 is spread through all the workflow statuses (To Do, In Progress, Done), but it can depend on the way you configured the board and workflow for that project.

For further details on this topic please review below pages:

• Learn how to use sprints in Jira Software
• Running sprints in a Scrum project
• How to do Scrum with Jira Software

I hope this helps.

Cheers,
Dario

[Mark Cashmore]

Hi Dario, thank you for taking the time to respond, yes it does help. Cheers.

[Dario B]

You are very welcome! :)

Please, if you have the time, accept the answer to this question.

Dario