Enable the backlog
Enable the team-managed backlog to plan work in advance so team members can jump on important tasks when they’re ready.
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'Issue' is changing to 'work item'. You might notice some inconsistencies while this big change takes place.
Enable agile features in team-managed projects
This page is for team-managed projects
To check whether your project is team-managed or company-managed, select More actions (•••) next to the project name in either the header or the sidebar. At the bottom of the menu that opens, your project details will be shown.
If you're in a company-managed project, check out these company-managed project articles instead.
More about the difference between company-managed and team-managed projects.
Team-managed projects and boards allow you to switch on any features you need, and ignore the ones you don't. We recommend only enabling the features your team needs and disabling everything else. This way, your project doesn't get cluttered and your team can focus on the things that matter.
To enable agile features:
If not already there, navigate to your team-managed project.
Next to your project’s name in the sidebar, select More actions (•••), then Project settings.
Select Features and use the toggles to enable and disable features for your project.
Another way you can enable and disable features for your project is by adding them to your project navigation:
Select the add to navigation button (+) in the project navigation.
Select the feature that you'd like to enable for your project.
Select the Add to navigation button. Now you can easily access your project features in your project navigation.
Want to learn more about agile?
Check out our no-nonsense guide to agile development.
Enable sprints
Enable team-managed sprints so your team can work on the work items they've committed to during a set time period.
Enable estimation
Enable team-managed estimation to calculate your team's velocity.
Enable and disable project pages
Enable and disable team-managed pages to keep track of project docs in Confluence Cloud.
Enable releases and versions
Group and deploy work to your customers with the releases feature.
Enable code
Enable the code feature to integrate with source code management tools and view development information in your Jira project.
Enable reports
Enable team-managed reports to track and analyze your team's work throughout a project or sprint.
Enable deployments
Enable the Deployments feature to begin tracking the progress of a work-item as it moves through your deployment pipeline.
Enable on-call schedules
Enable the On-call feature to begin linking and displaying your team's on-call rotations in your project.
Specify a date range for your deployments
Are you concerned about past deployments and wish there was an option to extract and view data for a specific timeframe?
View and understand your cycle time report
Do you wonder how to improve your team's performance? Use the power of the cycle time report.
View and understand your deployment frequency report
Need more insights into your deployment metrics? Use the new deployment frequency report.
View and understand your deployment insights
Make different insights available for your projects, and see how they can help your team stay on track.
What is the burnup report?
Find out how to use the burnup report to track your team's progress as they complete a sprint.
What is the cumulative flow diagram?
Find out what you can learn from the cumulative flow diagram, how to read the graph it provides, and some things to keep in mind while viewing the data.
What is the sprint burndown report?
The sprint burndown helps you predict and respond to your team's progress. Learn more about how to read the graph and tables provided in the report.
What is the velocity report?
Velocity shows the work your team completes during a sprint. Learn more about how to read the velocity report and what insights it can bring your team.
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