Configuring Increment Sprints
Shared/Global Sprints vs. Team Managed Sprints
Shared/Global Sprints
Benefits of configuring a Program Increment to use shared/global sprints in Jira include:
- central sprint management
- ease of cross-team reporting
To configure shared/global sprints for an Increment:
- Select Teams use shared sprints from a dedicated board under the Sprint source header:
- Under the Shared sprint board heading, select the Board where your shared sprints live/should be created on
- Each Program Increment sprint can be configured via their corresponding dropdown. Here is where you can configure any active or future sprints on your dedicated board. If no sprints exist, Easy Agile Programs will create them for you
Team Managed Sprints
Benefits of configuring a Program Increment to use team managed sprints in Jira include:
- autonomy of the teams to manage their own Sprints on their agile boards
To configure team managed sprints for an Increment:
- Select Teams independently manage their own sprints on their team board under the Sprint source header:
- Once selected, each team will need to map the Sprints from their agile board in Jira to the Program Increment
- Navigate to the Increment Overview page, where you will see a blue Schedule Team Issues button next to each team:
- Clicking on the Schedule Team Issues button next to a team's name will present you with the following screen:
- Each Program Increment sprint can be configured via their corresponding dropdown. Here is where you can configure any active or future sprints on your dedicated board. If no sprints exist, Easy Agile Programs will create them for you
Modifying Increment Sprints for a Team
If the incorrect sprints were configured for a team board. It is possible to reset the configuration by removing the team board from the program, via the "Edit Program" button. Then adding the board back via the same button.
As a side effect, this will reset the sprints of every increment within the program, so they will need to be reconfigured too.