Scrum and sprints

Easy Agile Programs uses Jira sprints to accurately reflect the work that is planned at a team level in your Program.

Synchronizing sprints from Jira

Each Increment has a Sprint source configured by the Program Manager who creates it.

This will be either:

• Teams independently manage their own sprints on their team board

• Teams use shared sprints from a dedicated board

Learn more about configuring sprint sync for an Increment here.

Syncing sprints for your team

If the Increment is configured to use “Teams independently manage their own sprints on their team board”, you’ll be able to choose or swap the sprints your team uses on the Team planning page.

Do sprint dates sync between Easy Agile Programs and Jira?

At this time, we do not sync sprint dates between Easy Agile Programs and Jira.

The dates used for sprints in Easy Agile Programs are calculated using the increment start date, sprint count and sprint length.

This means it is possible to have conflicting dates between Easy Agile Programs and Jira.

Why are sprints shown for my kanban team?

For kanban teams, we show sprint columns to help teams plan out their work across the planning period. This can be a helpful exercise as makes conversations around risks, dependencies and scope easier as there’s a clear visual of the plan.

Read more about how we support kanban teams here.

Does every team in the Program have to follow the same sprint cadence?

Following the guidance from Scaled Agile, our product has been designed for all teams in your Agile Release Train to have the same length sprints.

Why does Easy Agile Programs automatically create sprints?

When there are no active or future sprints, Easy Agile Programs will automatically create them for you.

For example, if your Program Increment is configured as X5 2 week Sprints, and Team A has no active or future existing Sprints on their board, Easy Agile Programs will create X5 new Sprints on Team A’s backlog.