Sprints
is.team supports agile sprint management at the board level. Create time-boxed iterations, track progress with burndown charts, manage your backlog, and complete sprints with automatic carry-over.
How Sprints Work
Each board has its own sprint cycle. A sprint progresses through three stages:
Planning
Create a sprint, set a name, goal, start date, and end date. Assign tasks from the backlog. You can have multiple planning sprints at once.
Active
Start the sprint. Only one sprint can be active per board at a time. The burndown chart and health indicator become available.
Completed
Complete the sprint. A snapshot is captured with metrics like total tasks, completed tasks, story points, and scope changes.
Creating a Sprint
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Open Analytics
Click the Analytics button and navigate to the Sprints tab.
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Create Sprint
Click New Sprint. Give it a name, an optional goal, and set the start and end dates. The default duration is 2 weeks.
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Assign Tasks
Use the Backlogsection at the bottom of the Sprints tab to assign tasks to your new sprint. You can also assign tasks from the task modal's sprint selector dropdown.
Starting a Sprint
Click Start Sprint on a planning sprint to activate it. Only one sprint can be active per board. When started, the number of tasks at that point is recorded (used for the burndown chart). The sprint goal banner appears at the top of your canvas so the team stays focused.
Sprint Goal Banner
When an active sprint has a goal, a thin banner appears at the top center of the canvas showing the goal text, a health indicator dot, and days remaining. It's dismissible per session and doesn't interfere with canvas interactions.
Sprint Health
A color-coded dot shows whether the sprint is on track by comparing completion percentage against time elapsed:
Burndown Chart
The burndown chart is available for the active sprint. It shows two lines: an ideal line (dashed gray, straight from total tasks to zero) and an actual line (solid violet, calculated from task completion timestamps). If the actual line is above the ideal line, the team is behind schedule.
Completing a Sprint
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Click Complete
A modal opens showing all tasks grouped by Completed and Incomplete.
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Carry Over
Incomplete tasks have a carry-over checkbox (checked by default). Choose a target sprint (any planning sprint) to move them to. Unchecked tasks return to the backlog.
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Confirm
Click Complete Sprint. A snapshot is saved with total tasks, completed tasks, story points, and scope changes (tasks added/removed during the sprint).
Backlog Management
The backlog section in the Sprints tab shows all tasks that are not assigned to any sprint. From here you can:
Assign to Sprint
Use the dropdown next to each task to assign it to a planning or active sprint with one click.
Stale Indicator
Tasks that haven't been updated in 30+ days show an amber 'stale' badge, helping you identify forgotten work.
Velocity & Statistics
After completing at least one sprint, the Sprints tab shows historical statistics:
Velocity
Average completed story points per sprint.
Sprints
Total number of completed sprints.
Best Sprint
The sprint with the highest story points completed.
Done %
Average completion percentage across all sprints.
Carry %
Average percentage of tasks carried over to the next sprint.
Velocity Chart
Bar chart showing completed story points per sprint over time.
Filtering by Sprint
Use the canvas filter (⌘ ⇧ F) to filter tasks by sprint. Select a specific sprint to see only its tasks, or choose No Sprint to find unassigned tasks. Sprint-filtered views help during stand-ups and sprint reviews.
Sprint in Task Details
Every task modal has a Sprint selector in the details panel. You can assign a task to any planning or active sprint from there. Active sprints are marked with a green badge. Tasks assigned to a sprint show a flag icon in the kanban column for quick visual identification.
Info
Sprints are available on Starter and Business plans. Free plan workspaces can view sprint data but cannot create or manage sprints.
Sprint End Reminder
When you open the Sprints tab and the active sprint has 2 days or less remaining, a toast notification reminds you. If the sprint ends today, the toast becomes a warning. This helps ensure sprints are completed on time.