

Navigate to your team-managed Jira Software project. To create issues for your team to work on in your backlog: The backlog view lists issues that your team plans to work on (in the Backlog or Sprint lists), as well as the issues currently on your team’s board (in the Board list). When you disable the backlog, all issues are moved to your board and placed in the appropriate column based on their current status. Go there to see the backlog feature and start prioritizing upcoming work. You’ll see a new Backlog navigation item in your project’s sidebar. Navigate to your team-managed software project.Īny new issues created through the + Create icon in the global navigation bar will appear in your backlog. Enable the backlog for your team-managed Software project Learn more about Scrum software development. If you work in a Scrum style, your backlog is where you plan and prioritize work to be done in future sprints. Learn more about Kanban software development.

We call this style of working Kanplan, where your backlog keeps track of tasks that you want to do in the future and cleans up your board’s to-do column. If you work in a Kanban style, you can still help your team prioritize upcoming work with a backlog. Traditionally, teams that work in a Kanban style don’t use a backlog. You can use the backlog issue list to plan work in advance so that your team members can quickly jump on the most important tasks when they’re ready. The backlog view is a dedicated space for defining and prioritizing work your team will take on now and into the future. Learn more about the difference between company-managed and team-managed projects. If the lower-left of your project sidebar says you're in a company-managed project, check out these company-managed project articles instead.
